Table 1 Patient characteristics compared between the two groups
| Â | Type of Fracture | Â | |
|---|---|---|---|
|  | Non-pathological fracture (n = 185), number (%) | Pathological fracture (n = 48), number (%) | p value |
Age (years)* |  |  | < 0.001 |
  Median (IQR) | 28 (23,45) | 60.5 (49,67.2) |  |
Gender* |  |  | < 0.001 |
  Male | 142 (76.8) | 19 (39.6) |  |
  Female | 43 (23.2) | 29 (60.4) |  |
Body mass index (kg/m2)* | Â | 0.003 | |
  Median (IQR) | 22.6 (20.4,25.7) | 20.1 (19.1,21.8) |  |
Comorbidities | Â | 0.128 | |
  At least 1 comorbidity | 50 (27) | 19 (39.6) |  |
  No comorbidity | 135 (73) | 29 (60.4) |  |
Location of fracture* |  | < 0.001 | |
  Proximal shaft | 48 (25.9) | 31 (64.6) |  |
Midshaft | 128 (69.2) | 13 (27.1) | Â |
  Distal shaft | 9 (4.9) | 4 (8.3) |  |
Mechanism of injury* |  | < 0.001 | |
  High injury | 165 (89.2) | 1 (2.1) |  |
  Low injury | 20 (10.8) | 13 (27.1) |  |
  No injury | 0 | 34 (70.8) |  |