Table 1

 Registered users and non-users on the user/non-user form*

No (%) womenNo (%) menNo (%) total
*One person is missing in this table because of unknown gender.
User of the hip protector443 (57)175 (50)618 (55)
    % of users7228100
Mean (SD) age in years84 (8)80 (7)83 (8)
    Age range54–10456–9954–104
Non-user of the hip protector336 (43)176 (50)512 (45)
    % of non-users6634100
Mean (SD) age in years82 (10)79 (10)81 (10)
    Age range38–10435–9935–104
Total(100)351 (100)1130 (100)
    % of all6931100
Mean (SD) age in years83 (9)79 (9)82 (9)
    Age range38–10435–9935–104