Hip Fractures in Long-Term Care: Is the Excess Explained by the Age and Gender Distribution of the Residents?

Table 2

Actual and theoretical incidence of hip fractures in non-community settings by sex and age in the city of London, ON, 2002–2006.

	Institution-based hip fractures
Sex	Age strata (years)	Actual count	Theoretical count^a	Ratio^b
Women	65–74	10	1.21	8.3
	75–84	97	24.97	3.9
	85+	176	160.12	1.1
	All Ages	283	186.30	1.5
Men	65–74	5	0.51	9.9
	75–84	36	5.97	6.0
	85+	49	14.59	3.4
	All Ages	90	21.07	4.3
All	65–74	15	1.72	8.7
	75–84	133	30.94	4.3
	85+	225	174.71	1.3
	All Ages	373	207.37	1.8

Note: fracture events ≥65 years of age.
^atheoretical count calculated as a product of 5 year percent fracture rate of community dwellers and the relevant institutionalized population.
^b(actual count ÷ theoretical count).