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Table 1 Characteristics on 1756 cases of ankle fracture. Number and proportion of the different classes as well as proportion of elderly patients, women and low energy trauma. 95% CI was calculated using Wilson method

From: Epidemiology of Adult Ankle Fractures: 1756 cases identified in Norrbotten County during 2009–2013 and classified according to AO/OTA

AO class

Number, n (%)

>  65 years

Women

Low energy

A

347 (19.8)

35.2 (30.3–40.3)

60.2 (55.0–65.2)

58.8 (53.6–63.9)

 A1

243 (13.8)

36.6 (30.8–42.9)

67.9 (61.8–73.5)

64.9 (58.7–70.6)

  A12

136 (7.7)

36.8 (29.1–45.1)

66.9 (58.6–74.2)

62.5 (54.1–70.2)

  A13

107 (6.1)

36.4 (27.9–45.9)

69.2 (59.9–77.1)

67.9 (58.5–76.1)

 A2

91 (5.2)

31.9 (23.2–42.0)

40.0 (30.5–50.3)

43.3 (33.6–53.6)

  A21

71 (4.0)

25.4 (16.7–36.6)

31.4 (21.8–43.0)

37.1 (26.8–48.9)

  A22

11 (0.6)

63.6 (35.4–84.8)

72.7 (43.4–90.3)

54.5 (28.0–78.7)

  A23

9 (0.5)

44.4 (18.9–73.3)

66.7 (35.4–87.9)

77.8 (45.3–93.7)

 A3

13 (0.7)

30.8 (12.7–57.6)

61.5 (35.5–82.3)

53.8 (29.1–76.8)

  A31

7 (0.4)

14.3 (2.6–51.3)

57.1 (25.1–84.2)

57.1 (25.1–84.2)

  A32

2 (0.1)

50.0 (9.5–90.6)

50.0 (9.5–90.6)

100.0 (34.2–100.0)

  A33

4 (0.2)

50.0 (15.0–85.0)

75.0 (30.7–95.4)

25.0 (4.6–69.9)

B

1162 (66.2)

36.7 (33.9–39.5)

60.1 (57.2–62.9)

72.0 (69.4–74.5)

 B1

649 (37.0)

36.5 (32.9–40.3)

53.0 (49.2–56.8)

71.6 (68.1–75.0)

  B11

484 (27.6)

34.7 (30.6–39.1)

53.9 (49.5–58.3)

71.1 (66.9–74.9)

  B12

145 (8.3)

42.8 (35.0–50.9)

49.0 (41.0–57.0)

73.8 (66.1–80.3)

  B13

20 (1.1)

35.0 (18.1–56.7)

60.0 (38.7–78.1)

70.0 (48.1–85.5)

 B2

221 (12.6)

35.7 (29.7–42.3)

59.7 (53.2–66.0)

72.4 (66.1–77.9)

  B21

96 (5.5)

26.0 (18.3–35.6)

46.9 (37.2–56.8)

74.0 (64.4–81.7)

  B22

111 (6.3)

45.0 (36.1–54.3)

69.4 (60.3–77.2)

72.1 (63.1–79.6)

  B23

14 (0.8)

28.6 (11.7–54.7)

71.4 (45.3–88.3)

64.3 (38.8–83.7)

 B3

292 (16.6)

37.7 (32.3–43.3)

76.0 (70.8–82.4)

72.6 (67.2–77.4)

  B31

100 (5.7)

32.0 (23.7–41.7)

65.0 (55.3–73.6)

72.0 (62.5–79.9)

  B32

156 (8.9)

42.3 (34.8–50.2)

80.8 (73.9–86.2)

71.2 (63.6–77.7)

  B33

36 (2.1)

33.3 (25.6–55.3)

86.1 (71.3–93.9)

80.6 (65.0–90.3)

C

189 (10.6)

25.4 (19.6–32.1)

48.7 (41.7–55.8)

62.4 (55.4–69.0)

 C1

95 (5.4)

29.5 (21.3–39.3)

56.8 (46.8–66.3)

64.2 (54.2–73.1)

  C11

61 (3.5)

29.5 (19.6–41,9)

54.1 (41.7–66.0)

70.5 (58.1–80.4)

  C12

5 (0.3)

60.0 (23.1–88.2)

60.0 (23.1–88.2)

60.0 (23.1–88.2)

  C13

29 (1.7)

24.1 (12.2–42.1)

62.1 (44.0–77.3)

51.7 (34.4–68.6)

 C2

59 (3.4)

18.6 (10.7–30.4)

47.5 (35.3–60.0)

59.3 (46.6–70.9)

  C21

22 (1.3)

9.1 (2.5–27.8)

31.8 (16.4–52.7)

59.1 (38.7–76.7)

  C22

8 (0.5)

37.5 (13.7–69.4)

50.0 (21.5–78.5)

37.5 (13.7–69.4)

  C23

29 (1.7)

20.7 (9.8–38.4)

58.6 (40.7–74.5)

65.5 (47.6–80.1)

 C3

35 (2.0)

25.7 (14.1–42.1)

28.6 (16.3–45.1)

62.9 (46.3–76.8)

  C31

18 (1.0)

27.8 (12.5–50.9)

22.2 (8.5–43.3)

61.1 (38.6–79.7)

  C32

3 (0.2)

33.3 (6.15–79.2)

0.0 (0.0–56.2)

0.0 (0.0–56.2)

  C33

14 (0.8)

21.4 (7.6–47.6)

42.9 (21.4–67.4)

78.6 (52.4–92.4)

Unclassified

58 (3.3)

20.7 (12.3–32.8)

43.6 (31.4–56.7)

67.3 (53.8–78.5)

Total

1756 (100.0)

34.6 (32.4–36.8)

58.4 (56.1–60.7)

68.2 (66.0–70.4)