Table 1 Sample characteristics
Variable | Description |
|---|---|
Sex | Male = 251 |
| Â | Female = 539 |
Dominant Hand | Right = 90% |
| Â | Left = 10% |
Wrist Injured | Right = 45% |
| Â | Left = 49% |
Mechanism of Fracture | Fall on ice = 18% |
| Â | Other fall = 66% |
| Â | Other = 10% |
Energy of Fracture* | Low = 69% |
| Â | Medium = 19% |
| Â | High = 6% |
Highest Level of Education | Finished high school = 26% |
| Â | Finished college = 18% |
| Â | Finished university = 8% |
| Â | Finished graduate school = 4% |
Occupation at Injury†| Retired = 27% |
| Â | Service = 13% |
| Â | Professional = 12% |
Occupational Demand§/P > | Low = 57% |
| Â | Moderate = 24% |
| Â | High = 19% |
Had Physiotherapy | 83% |