No of fallers | No of fractures | % Fractures | |
---|---|---|---|
*The hip protector used was SAFEHIP. | |||
†The age was unknown in 25 of the 705 fallers. | |||
Age in years† | |||
⩽60 | 21 | 1 | 4.8 |
61−70 | 46 | 2 | 4.3 |
71–80 | 180 | 14 | 7.8 |
81–90 | 329 | 19 | 5.8 |
90+ | 104 | 13 | 12.5 |
Gender | |||
Women | 443 | 33 | 7.4 |
Men | 262 | 17 | 6.5 |
Hip protector status | |||
User—not wearing protector | 84 | 13 | 15.5 |
User—wearing protector | 191 | 10 | 5.2 |
Non-user | 430 | 27 | 6.3 |
Total | 705 | 50 | 7.1 |