Table 1 Baseline characteristics
From: Who benefits from orthogeriatric treatment? Results from the Trondheim hip-fracture trial
| Â | Geriatric | Â | Orthopaedic | Â |
|---|---|---|---|---|
n = 198 | n = 199 | |||
Age (years) - mean (SD) | 83.4 (5.4) | 83.2 (6.4) | ||
Sex (female) - n (%) | 145 (73.2) | 148 (74.4) | ||
Sheltered housing - n (%) | 26 (13.5) | 20 (10.3) | ||
Living alone - n (%) | 115 (58.1) | 124 (62.3) | ||
Barthel Index (0–20) - mean (SD) | 18.3 (2.3) | 18.1 (2.8) | ||
NEAS (0–66) - mean (SD) | 42.5 (17.7) | 41.9 (17.5) | ||
ASA score (1–5) mean (SD) | 2.5 (0.7) | 2.6 (0.7) | ||
ASA score | ||||
1 or 2 (healthy or mild systemic disease) - n (%) | 89 (45.0) | 82 (41.2) | ||
3 (severe systemic disease) - n (%) | 103 (52.0) | 106 (53.3) | ||
4 or 5 (severe systemic disease or moribund) - n (%) | 6 (3.0) | 11 (5.5) | ||
Previous diagnoses | ||||
Heart disease - n (%) | 97 (49.0) | 89 (44.7) | ||
Stroke - n (%) | 49 (24.7) | 57 (28.6) | ||
Diabetes - n (%) | 23 (11.6) | 28 (14.1) | ||
Dementia - n (%) | 27 (13.6) | 26 (13.1) | ||
Cancer - n (%) | 53 (26.8) | 43 (21.6) | ||
Kidney disease - n (%) | 18 (9.1) | 9 (4.5) | ||
Fracture type | ||||
Femoral neck - n (%) | 119 | (60.1) | 127 | (63.8) |
Extra capsular fracture- n (%) | 79 | (39.9) | 72 | (36.1) |
Surgery | ||||
Hemi prosthesis - n (%) | 76 | (38.4) | 88 | (44.2) |
Bone plates and -screws - n (%) | 69 | (34.8) | 63 | (31.7) |
Screws – n (%) | 38 | (19.2) | 32 | (16.1) |
Othera- n (%) | 15 | (7.6) | 16 | (8.0) |