Table 1 Characteristics of the participants with hip fracture at baseline (recalled from pre-fracture) in the total cohort (n = 207) and the maintaining cohort at one year (n = 151)
Characteristics | Total cohort (n = 207) | Cohort fulfilled at one year (n = 151) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | Mean (SD) | n (%) | Mean (SD) | |
Age (y) | Â | 82.7 (8.3) | Â | 81.5 (8.1) |
Women | 159 (76.8) | Â | 118 (78.1) | Â |
Body Mass Index (BMI) | Â | 23.5 (8.5) | Â | 23.0 (3.6) |
Educational level ≤ 12 y | 122 (58.9) |  | 88 (58.2) |  |
Living alone | 115 (55.6) | Â | 79 (52.3) | Â |
Comorbidities (number) | Â | 1.5 (1.3) | Â | 1.4 (1.3) |
Nursing at home (yes) (n = 204) | 52 (25.0) |  | 30 (20.0) |  |
Assistance from family member (yes) (n = 201) | 58 (27.9) |  | 33 (21.9) |  |
Previous falls (yes) (last 6 months) | 85 (41.1) | Â | 60 (39.7) | Â |
Previous falls indoors (last 6 months) | 128 (61.8) | Â | 44 (29.1) | Â |
Previous falls outdoors (last 6 months) | 74 (35.7) | Â | 29 (19.2) | Â |
Use of walking aid indoor | 69 (33.3) | Â | 38 (25.2) | Â |
Use of walking aid outdoors | 101 (48.8) | Â | 68 (45.0) | Â |
Type of hip fracture (surgery treatment) (n = 206) (n = 150) |  |  |  |  |
 Fractura colli femoris (two parallel screws) | 25 (12.1) |  | 15 (9.9) |  |
 Fractura colli femoris (hemiarthroplasty) | 113 (54.6) |  | 87 (57.6) |  |
 Per trochanteric fracture (dynamic hip screw) | 59 (28.5) |  | 41 (27.2) |  |
 Sub trochanteric fracture (intramedullary hip screw) | 8 (3.9) |  | 7 (4.6) |  |