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Table 1 Sex, degree of erosion (MCI-3 = most eroded) and cortex thickness in mm in fractured men and women

From: Mandibular cortical bone structure as risk indicator in fractured and non-fractured 80-year-old men and women

 

Total (70 of 286)

Men (21 of 129)

Women (49 of 157)

Fractured

70

21

49

Cortical erosion

MCI-1 (%)

22 (31.4)

10 (47.6)

12 (24.5)

MCI-2 (%)

21 (30)

10 (47.6)

11 (22.5)

MCI-3 (%)

27 (38.6)

1 (4.8)

26 (53)

Cortical thickness (mm)a

1

4 (5.7)

0

4 (8.2)

2

21 (30)

1 (4.8)

20 (40.8)

3

14 (20)

3 (14.3)

11 (22.4)

4

20 (28.6)

10 (47.6)

10 (20.49

5

10 (14.3)

6 (28.6)

4 (8.2)

6

1 (1.4)

1 (4.8)

0

  1. aMeasurements were performed with an accuracy of one decimal