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Table 1 Patient demographics

From: Pegs not superior to screws for fixation of fractures of the proximal humerus

Patient group

Age group

Mean/median age

Patients (female)

Smoking

Premobiditya

ASA groupb

ALPS-PHP

55–70

60.4/61

11(6)

1

5

2.0

ALPS-PHP

71–85

77.5/76.5

7 (5)

0

5

2.0

PHILOS

65–70

67.5/68

11(7)

1

4

1.9

PHILOS

71–85

76.8/77

7(5)

1

5

2,6

  1. aPre-mobidity means: Medical treatment for 1) Heart disease, 2) Blood pressure, 3) Diabetic disease or 4) Obstuctive lung disease
  2. bMean value