Table 1.

Comparison of clinical and demographic characteristics of male and female patients diagnosed with a stress fracture

Demographic Variable	Male (n = 10,702)	Male, %	Female (n = 30,555)	Female, %	P
Age, y
<14	983	9.2	1281	4.2	<0.001
15-19	1243	11.6	2159	7.1	<0.001
20-24	428	4.0	1058	3.5	0.01
25-29	341	3.2	1023	3.4	0.44
30-39	965	9.0	2971	9.7	0.03
40-49	1441	13.5	4303	14.1	0.12
50-59	1930	18.0	6323	20.7	<0.001
>60	3475	32.5	11,898	38.9	<0.001
	Male (n = 2734)	Male, %	Female (n = 9594)	Female, %	P
Body mass index, kg/m2
<30	1010	36.9	3562	37.1	0.88
30-34.9	711	26.0	2194	22.9	<0.001
35-39.9	500	18.3	1710	17.8	0.6
≥40	513	18.8	2128	22.2	<0.001
Readmission	414	32.6	857	67.4	<0.001