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