Epidemiology and changed surgical treatment methods for fractures of the distal radius

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Table 1. The number of individuals with a recorded fracture of the distal radius, the population at risk, the overall incidence rate per 10⁴ person-years, and the average annual change in incidence rate (rate ratio) in Stockholm, Sweden, 2004–2010

Sex Age group	No. of fractures	Population at risk	Incidence rate (95% CI)	Rate ratio per (95% CI) ^a	p-value year
Women
≤ 17	6,071	1,449,812	42 (41–43)	0.95 (0.94–0.97)	< 0.01
18–39	1,938	2,113,882	9 (9–10)	0.99 (0.97–1.01)	0.3
40–64	7,779	2,210,100	35 (34–36)	0.98 (0.95–1.01)	0.2
65–79	5,636	730,046	77 (75–79)	0.96 (0.94–0.98)	< 0.01
≥ 80	4,321	392,148	110 (107–114)	0.97 (0.95–0.98)	< 0.01
Men
≤ 17	9,844	1,525,859	64 (63–66)	0.95 (0.93–0.96)	< 0.01
18–39	2,175	2,121,935	10 (10–11)	0.98 (0.95–1.00)	0.06
40–64	3,044	2,223,532	14 (13–14)	0.98 (0.96–1.00)	0.06
65–79	1,158	620,522	19 (18–20)	0.94 (0.90–0.98)	< 0.01
≥ 80	617	200,683	31 (28–33)	0.96 (0.91–1.00)	0.06

^a Analyzed with Poission regression.

Table 2. The annual number of first-recorded surgical interventions per 10⁴ inhabitants and the average annual increase (rate ratio) from 2004 through 2010 in Stockholm, Sweden

Sex Age group	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	Rate ratio per year (95% CI)^a	p-value
Women
≤ 17	0.8	1.9	2.2	1.6	3.1	1.7	1.6	1.06 (0.94–1.19)	0.4
18–39	1.6	1.6	1.3	1.8	1.4	1.9	2.0	1.05 (1.02–1.08)	< 0.01
40–64	10.8	10.0	9.9	10.7	11.1	16.0	14.2	1.07 (1.03–1.12)	< 0.01
65–79	28.1	25.0	21.7	23.3	28.1	32.7	32.9	1.05 (1.01–1.09)	0.02
≥ 80	19.5	18.0	15.4	15.1	20.6	22.6	24.2	1.05 (1.01–1.10)	0.02
Men
≤ 17	3.5	5.0	4.9	4.9	6.5	6.0	4.5	1.05 (0.98–1.12)	0.2
18–39	2.3	1.8	1.6	1.8	1.8	1.8	2.4	1.01 (0.94–1.08)	0.8
40–64	2.9	3.7	3.5	3.3	3.8	5.4	4.3	1.08 (1.03–1.13)	< 0.01
65–79	4.4	4.4	4.9	3.7	3.9	5.6	5.8	1.05 (1.01–1.08)	< 0.01
≥ 80	3.2	3.2	1.7	3.1	2.1	2.1	2.7	0.95 (0.90–1.01)	0.1
All patients	5.6	5.6	5.3	5.5	6.3	7.6	7.2	1.06 (1.03–1.08)	< 0.01

^a Analyzed with Poission regression.

Figure 1. Incidence of reported fractures of the distal radius in Stockholm, Sweden, 2004–2010. Scatter plot with a loess curve inserted.pyr: person-years.

Figure 2. Changing surgical methods for fractures of the distal radius in adult patients (≥ 18 years old) in Stockholm, Sweden, 2004–2010.