Weighted event rates | ||||
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Outcome at 9–19 months | Hip protectors | No hip protectors | RRR (95% CI) | NNT (CI) |
†Abbreviations defined in glossary; RRR, NNT, and CI calculated from data in article. Meta-analysis was done using a fixed effects model. | ||||
Hip fracture | 4% | 17% | 76% (35 to 91) | 8 (5 to 23) |