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Table 4 Effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the interval between admission to surgery after adjusting for the potential confounders

From: The process of hip fracture management before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in Iran

Variable

Log-linear regression coefficient(b) (95% confidence interval)

P-value

COVID-19 pandemic

(Pandemic period)

−0.202(−0.340, −0.065)

0.004*

Age

(Year)

0.003(−0.003, 0.009)

0.34

Sex

(Male)

−0.058(−0.188, 0.072)

0.38

Residence

(Out of Tehran province)

−0.011(−0.114, 0.091)

0.83

Comorbidity c

(Yes)

0.062(−0.067, 0.191)

0.35

  1. cComorbidity of diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, history of stroke, chronic kidney disease, COPD, cancer
  2. *Statistically significant < 0.05