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Table 1 Pre-fracture status and fracture type

From: The long-term effect of being treated in a geriatric ward compared to an orthopaedic ward on six measures of free-living physical behavior 4 and 12 months after a hip fracture - a randomised controlled trial

 

CGC

OC

 

n = 198

N = 199

NEADL (0–66; mean, SD)

42.5 (17.7)

41.9 (17.5)

BI score (0–20; mean, SD)

18.3 (2.3)

18.1 (2.8)

Age (mean, SD)

83.4 (5.4)

83.2 (6.4)

Females (n, %)

145 (73.2)

148 (74.4)

Living alone (n, %)

115 (58.1)

124 (62.3)

Intra capsular fracture (n, %)

119 (60.1)

127 (63.8)

(hemi arthroplasty, n, %)

76 (63.9)

89 (69.3)*

Extra capsular fractures (n, %)

79 (39.9)

72 (36.1)*

(bone plates and screws, n, %)

67 (84.8)**

63 (87.5)**

Other (n, %)

15 (19.0)**

9 (12.5)**

  1. *Including one participant with an extracapsular fracture operated with a hemi arthroplasty
  2. **Including participants treated with combination of surgery or no surgery at all
  3. Notes: BI = Barthel Index; NEADL = Nottingham Extended Activities of Daily Living Scale