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Table 3 Characteristics of community-dwelling patients.

From: Older hip fracture patients: three groups with different needs

Characteristic

All community-dwelling

(n = 769)

Community-dwelling

who fell outdoors

(n = 170)

Community-dwelling

who fell indoors

(n = 599)

p

Age, years, mean (range)

84.3 (65-100)

82.7 (66-100)

84.8 (65-100)

0.001

Gender, n (%) female

584 (75.9)

110 (64.7)

474 (79.1)

< 0.001

ASA score, n (%) ≥3

368 (47.9)

52 (30.6)

316 (52.8)

< 0.001

BMI, n (%) < 20 kg/m2 (n = 520) 1

129 (24.8)

24 (19.4)

105(26.5)

0.11

Barthel Index pre-fracture < 19, n (%) (n = 493)2

203 (41.2)

23 (22.3)

180 (46.2)

< 0.001

Barthel Index at discharge < 19, n (%)

(n = 316)3

265 (83.9)

40 (59.7)

225 (90.4)

< 0.001

IQCODE-SF > 3.6, n (%) (n = 511)4

192 (37.6)

22 (20.0)

170 (42.4)

< 0.001

Chronic medical disorders (from patient's records), n (%)

Dementia

160 (20.8)

16 (9.4)

144 (24.0)

< 0.001

Pulmonary disease

107 (13.9)

17 (10.0)

90 (15.0)

0.10

Major vision impairment

81 (10.5)

12 (7.1)

69 (11.5)

0.09

Major hearing impairment

73 (9.5)

15 (8.8)

58 (9.7)

0.73

Musculoskeletal disorder

70 (9.1)

20 (11.8)

50 (8.3)

0.17

Endocrine disorder (other than diabetes)

67 (8.7)

15 (8.8)

52 (8.7)

0.95

Diabetes mellitus

60 (7.8)

9 (5.3)

51 (8.5)

0.17

Cerebrovascular disease

56 (7.3)

8 (4.7)

48 (8.0)

0.14

Psychiatric disorder

54 (7.0)

6 (3.5)

48 (8.0)

0.043

Osteoporosis with previous fracture

51 (6.6)

7 (4.1)

44 (7.3)

0.14

Neurologic disorder

44 (5.7)

8 (4.7)

36 (6.0)

0.52

Cancer

42 (5.5)

9 (5.3)

33 (5.5)

0.91

Renal failure

22 (2.9)

5 (2.9)

17 (2.8)

0.94

Type of medical complication observed during the stay, n (%)

Need for blood transfusion

207 (26.9)

34 (20.0)

173 (28.9)

0.021

Delirium (positive CAM)

169 (22.0)

31 (18.2)

138 (23.0)

0.18

Urinary tract infection

161 (20.9)

19 (11.2)

142 (23.7)

< 0.001

Pneumonia

88 (11.4)

12 (7.1)

76 (12.7)

0.042

Fall

59 (7.7)

12 (7.1)

47 (7.8)

0.73

Cardiac complications (myocardial infarction, hearth failure, atrial fibrillation)

49 (6.4)

11 (6.5)

38 (6.3)

0.95

Postoperative wound infection

26 (3.4)

6 (3.5)

20 (3.3)

0.90

Haematoma

17 (2.2)

2 (1.2)

15 (2.5)

0.39

Bedsore

11 (1.4)

1 (0.6)

10 (1.7)

0.47

  1. Outdoor and indoor falls
  2. 1 BMI was registered in 124 outdoor-fallers and 396 indoor-fallers
  3. 2 Barthel Index pre-fracture was registered in 103 outdoor-fallers and 390 indoor-fallers
  4. 3 Barthel Index at discharge was registered in 67 outdoor-fallers and 225 indoor-fallers
  5. 4 IQCODE-SF was registered in 110 outdoor-fallers and 401 indoor-fallers