Proportions of hospital admissions resulting from emergency department presentations for hip fractures by gender and age group, from 1999–2000 to 2004–2005
| Number of all ED presentations for hip fracture | Lower bound for the % of ED presentations resulting in hospital admission (95% CI) | Upper bound for the % of ED presentations resulting in hospital admission (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ED, emergency department. | |||
| Men (years) | |||
| 50–59 | 153 | 86.3 (80.8 to 91.7) | 94.1 (90.4 to 97.8) |
| 60–69 | 318 | 89.6 (86.3 to 93.0) | 95.3 (93.0 to 97.6) |
| 70–79 | 904 | 86.3 (84.0 to 88.5) | 96.7 (95.5 to 97.8) |
| ⩾80 | 1867 | 85.0 (83.4 to 86.6) | 96.6 (95.8 to 97.4) |
| Total | 3242 | 85.9 (84.7 to 87.1) | 96.4 (95.7 to 97.0) |
| Women (years) | |||
| 50–59 | 176 | 81.8 (76.1 to 87.5) | 94.3 (90.9 to 97.7) |
| 60–69 | 557 | 87.8 (85.1 to 90.5) | 97.1 (95.7 to 98.5) |
| 70–79 | 2218 | 87.0 (85.6 to 88.4) | 97.4 (96.8 to 98.1) |
| ⩾80 | 6617 | 86.7 (85.9 to 87.5) | 95.5 (94.9 to 96.0) |
| Total | 9568 | 86.7 (86.1 to 87.4) | 96.0 (95.6 to 96.4) |
| Overall (years) | |||
| 50–59 | 329 | 83.9 (79.9 to 87.9) | 94.2 (91.7 to 96.7) |
| 60–69 | 875 | 88.5(86.3 to 90.6) | 96.5 (95.2 to 97.7) |
| 70–79 | 3122 | 86.8 (85.6 to 88.0) | 97.2 (96.6 to 97.8) |
| ⩾80 | 8484 | 86.3 (85.6 to 87.0) | 95.7 (95.3 to 96.1) |
| Total | 12 810 | 86.5 (85.9 to 87.1) | 96.1 (95.8 to 96.4) |