Table 1.
Patients’ characteristics
| Age | Women n = 91 | Men n = 127 | Total n = 218 |
| Min–max | 23–59 years | 28–59 years | 23–59 years |
| Median (IQR) | 55 (51–57) | 51 (45–56) | 53 (47–57) |
| Age groups: 18–24 | 1 (1%) | 0 | 1 (.5%) |
| 25–29 | 0 | 1 (1%) | 1 (.5%) |
| 30–34 | 3 (3%) | 3 (2%) | 6 (3%) |
| 35–39 | 1 (1%) | 11 (9%) | 12 (6%) |
| 40–44 | 2 (2%) | 15 (11%) | 17 (8%) |
| 45–49 | 11 (12%) | 22 (17%) | 33 (15%) |
| 50–54 | 26 (29%) | 30 (24%) | 56 (26%) |
| 55–59 | 47 (52%) | 45 (35%) | 92 (42%) |
| Occupation | Women n = 88 | Men n = 124 | Total n = 212 |
| Employed (full/part-time, self-employed) | 47 (53%) | 72 (58%) | 119 (56%) |
| On sick leave | 9 (10%) | 3 (2%) | 12 (6%) |
| Early retirement/disability pension | 22 (25%) | 34 (27%) | 56 (26%) |
| Unemployed (less than 3 years) | 3 (3%) | 5 (4%) | 8 (4%) |
| Unemployed (more than 3 years) | 7 (8%) | 7 (6%) | 14 (7%) |
| Does not work (other reason) | 0 | 3 (2%) | 3 (1%) |
| Household circumstances | Women n = 90 | Men n = 125 | Total n = 215 |
| Living alone | 34 (38%) | 45 (36%) | 79 (37%) |
| Living with someone else | 54 (60%) | 70 (56%) | 124 (58%) |
| Lives at institution | 2 (2%) | 10 (8%) | 12 (5%) |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | Women n = 91 | Men n = 121 | Total n = 212 |
| Mean (SD) | 22.96 (± 4.62) | 24.08 (± 3.85) | 23.6 (± 4.2) |
| Min–max | 13.6–36.1 | 13.9–35.8 | 13.6–36.1 |
| BMI distribution: | |||
| Underweight (< 18.5) | 15 (17%) | 6 (5%) | 21 (10%) |
| Normal (18.5–24.99) | 42 (46%) | 73 (60%) | 115 (54%) |
| Overweight (25.0–29.99) | 28 (31%) | 37 (31%) | 65 (31%) |
| Obese (> 30.00) | 6 (7%) | 5 (4%) | 11 (5%) |
| Trauma mechanism | Women n = 91 | Men n = 127 | Total n = 218 |
| Low-energy trauma | 71 (78%) | 77 (61%) | 148 (68%) |
| Not low-energy trauma | 20 (22%) | 50 (39%) | 70 (32%) |
| Fracture type | Women n = 91 | Men n = 127 | Total n = 218 |
| Intracapsular fracture | 55 (60%) | 71 (56%) | 126 (58%) |
| Extracapsular fracture | 36 (40%) | 56 (44%) | 92 (42%) |