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Table 2 Measures of Physical Behavior 4 and 12 months after Hip Fracture

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

 

Descriptive statistics

Based on complete cases

Estimated group difference

Based on multiple imputation

 

Total sample

CGC

OC

Difference

 

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

CGC-OC; CI (p-value)

4 months

n=

283

143

140

397

Upright

215.3 (136.9)

231.9 (138.1)

198.3 (134.1)

34.6; 9.6 to 59.6 (.007)*

No. of Events

44.5 (21.3)

44.9 (19.1)

44.0 (23.5)

1.8; 2.8 to 6.3 (.452)

Event length:

Mean

4.7 (2.7)

5.1 (2.6)

4.4 (2.9)

0.6; 0.1 to 1.2 (.019)*

Max

44.4 (35.5)

48.0 (34.1)

40.7 (36.6)

7.2; 0.3 to 14.1 (.042)*

Median

2.5 (1.3)

2.6 (1.2)

2.3 (1.3)

0.2; 0.1 to 0.5 (.137)

IQR

4.7 (3.3)

5.0 (2.9)

4.5 (3.6)

0.5; 0.1 to 1.2 (.100)

12 months

n=

252

135

117

397

Upright

216.3 (134.2)

228.4 (138.3)

202.3 (128.4)

27.7; 3.5 to 51.8 (.025)*

Events

43.8 (19.9)

43.9 (18.7)

43.8 (21.3)

0.2; 4.6 to 5.1 (.930)

Event length:

Mean

4.8 (2.8)

5.1 (2.6)

4.5 (2.9)

0.6; 0.1 to 1.1 (.033)*

Max

48.2 (35.1)

51.2 (36.0)

44.7 (33.9)

7.2; 0.5 to 13.9 (.046)*

Median

2.4 (1.3)

2.5 (1.1)

2.4 (1.4)

0.1; 0.2 to 0.4 (.420)

IQR

4.9 (3.4)

5.1 (3.1)

4.6 (3.8)

0.5; 0.2 to 1.1 (.159)

  1. *Statistical significant group differences (p < 0.05)
  2. Notes: CGC-OC = unstandardized estimated B; Upright = time in upright position (min); Events = number of upright event; Event length = Mean, Maximum, Median and variation (IQR) in length of upright events