Research Article

Epidemiology of Maxillofacial Fractures at a Teaching Hospital in Malaysia: A Retrospective Study

Table 1

Demographic characteristics of patients with MFF treated at Hospital USM (n=473).

VariableFrequency (%)

Sex
 Male389 (82.2)
 Female84 (17.8)
Age group (year)
 < 11 (0.2)
 1-1024 (5.1)
 11-20163 (34.5)
 21-30110 (23.3)
 31-4039 (8.2)
 41-5054 (11.4)
 > 5082 (17.3)
Ethnic group
 Malay461 (97.4)
 Chinese6 (1.3)
 Indian1 (0.2)
 Others5 (1.1)