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Table 4 Parameters assessed at admission for those patients that recovered walking independence (able to walk) and those that did not (unable to walk)

From: Predictors of recovering ambulation after hip fracture inpatient rehabilitation

Parameters assessed on admission

Able to walk (n = 273)

Unable to walk (n = 51)

p-value

Mean Median

Std. Dev. (IQR)

Mean Median

Std. Dev. (IQR)

Percentage

 

Percentage

 

Age (years)

83.2

7.1

85.3

6.6

0.055

Gender (%F)

80%

 

81%

 

0.974

CIRS (score)

20.6

3.6

23.2

4.1

< 0.001

RANKIN (score)

1.9

1.3

2.5

1.4

0.006

CDS (score)

3.7

0.7

3.3

0.8

< 0.001

mBI (score)

31.2

17.5

20.8

16.9

< 0.001

TCT (score)

43.8

23.8

29.8

27.1

< 0.001

NRS (score)

3

(6)

2

(4)

0.248

Bladder catheter (%Y)

17%

 

40%

 

< 0.001

Bedsore (%Y)

32%

 

36%

 

0.542

Hospitalization period (days)

22

(7)

22

(10)

0.854

MMSe (score)

20.3

7.0

17.2

7.1

0.015

  1. Parameters characterized by a normal distribution are expressed as mean and standard deviation, parameters with a non-normal distribution as median and interquartile range (IQR), dichotomous parameters as a percentage
  2. CIRS cumulative illness rating scale, CDS communication disability scale, mBI modified Barthel index, TCT trunk con-trol test, NRS numeric rating scale, MMSe mini-mental state examination