Proportions of hospital admissions resulting from emergency department presentations for wrist fractures by gender and age group, from 1999–2000 to 2004–2005
| Number of all ED presentations for wrist 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 | 495 | 24.0 (20.3 to 27.8) | 26.5 (22.6 to 30.4) |
| 60–69 | 417 | 18.2 (14.5 to 21.9) | 19.7 (15.8 to 23.5) |
| 70–79 | 277 | 24.9 (19.8 to 30.0) | 26.7 (21.5 to 31.9) |
| ⩾80 | 170 | 27.6 (20.9 to 34.4) | 32.9 (25.9 to 40.0) |
| Total | 1359 | 22.9 (20.7 to 25.1) | 25.2 (22.9 to 27.5) |
| Women (years) | |||
| 50–59 | 1309 | 19.9 (17.8 to 22.1) | 21.5 (19.2 to 23.7) |
| 60–69 | 1600 | 21.4(19.4 to 23.4) | 22.6(20.5 to 24.6) |
| 70–79 | 1949 | 25.6 (23.7 to 27.5) | 28.2 (26.2 to 30.2) |
| ⩾80 | 1749 | 32.3 (30.1 to 34.5) | 36.8 (34.6 to 39.1) |
| Total | 6607 | 27.0 (25.1 to 28.1) | 29.7 (28.5 to 30.8) |
| Overall (years) | |||
| 50–59 | 1804 | 21.1 (19.2 to 22.9) | 22.8 (20.9 to 24.8) |
| 60–69 | 2017 | 20.8 (19.0 to 22.5) | 22.0 (20.2 to 23.8) |
| 70–79 | 2226 | 25.5 (23.7 to 27.3) | 28.0 (26.2 to 29.9) |
| ⩾80 | 1919 | 31.9 (29.8 to 34.0) | 36.5 (34.3 to 38.6) |
| Total | 7966 | 26.2 (25.2 to 27.2) | 28.9 (27.8 to 29.9) |