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Table 2 Results of Poisson regression analysis—rate ratios by age, gender

From: Knee arthrodesis: procedures and perspectives in the US from 1993 to 2011

 

Knee arthrodesis rate ratios

Rate ratio

95 % CI

Gender

 Male

1.00

 Female

0.83

(0.80, 0.85)

Age group

 0–44

1.00

 45–54

3.97

(3.78, 4.17)

 55–64

7.32

(6.99, 7.66)

 65–74

11.64

(11.13, 12.16)

 75–84

15.00

(14.32, 15.71)

 85+

*

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  1. * Knee arthrodesis was performed in some patients above the age of 84, but the frequency of occurrence in the NIS was not sufficient to allow for analysis