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Table 3 Unadjusted mean change in HUI-2 utility score and domains, hip and non-hip fractures, by residency status

From: Loss of health related quality of life following low-trauma fractures in the elderly

	Home care			Long-term care
	Pre-fracture	36-month post-fracture	Difference	Pre Fracture	36-month Post-fracture	Difference
Hip fractures
HUI-2 utility score	0.563	0.454	−0.109*	0.411	0.298	−0.113*
Sensation	0.938	0.911	−0.027*	0.894	0.845	−0.049*
Mobility	0.838	0.768	−0.070*	0.768	0.649	−0.119*
Emotion	0.964	0.958	−0.006	0.927	0.934	−0.007
Cognition	0.976	0.942	−0.034*	0.869	0.812	−0.058*
Self-care	0.901	0.854	−0.047*	0.813	0.803	−0.010*
Pain	0.864	0.872	0.007	0.964	0.971	0.007
Non-hip fracture
HUI-2 utility score	0.559	0.460	−0.099*	0.426	0.326	−0.100*
Sensation	0.947	0.920	−0.027	0.901	0.868	−0.033
Mobility	0.844	0.790	−0.054*	0.766	0.669	−0.097*
Emotion	0.959	0.951	−0.008*	0.929	0.927	−0.003*
Cognition	0.979	0.952	−0.027*	0.892	0.843	−0.049*
Self-care	0.903	0.862	−0.042*	0.817	0.803	−0.014*
Pain	0.850	0.850	−0.001	0.956	0.964	0.008

HUI-2 Health Utility Index Version 2
*statistically significant, p < 0.05

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