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Table 1 Patient baseline data

From: Mortality and comorbidity after non-operatively managed, low-energy pelvic fracture in patients over age 70: a comparison with an age-matched femoral neck fracture cohort and general population

 

All patients

Males

Female

p-value

Gender

 Female

167 (76.3%)

 Male

52 (23.7%)

Age

 Mean (SD)

83.4 (6.2) years

81.4 (6.6)

84.0 (6.0)

0.013

Cognitive impairment

 Yes

80 (36.5%)

17 (32.7%)

63 (37.7%)

0.62

 No

139 (63.5%)

35 (67.3%)

104 (62.3%)

 

CCI

Median (IQR)

 0

38 (17.4%)

31 (13.5%)

7 (18.6%)

0.22

 1

79 (36.1%)

65 (26.9%)

14 (38.9%)

 

 2

64 (29.2%)

46 (34.6%)

18 (27.5%)

 

 3

23 (10.5%)

16 (13.5%)

7 (9.6%)

 

 4+

15 (6.8%)

9 (11.5%)

6 (5.4%)

 

Fracture type

 Isolated rami

116 (53.0%)

24 (46.2%)

92 (55.1%)

0.017

 LC

53 (24.2%)

10 (19.2%)

43 (25.7%)

 

 Acetabular

32 (14.6%)

15 (28.8%)

17 (10.2%)

 

 Other any combination

18 (8.2%)

3 (5.8%)

15 (9.0%)

 

Delayed diagnosis

 Yes

16 (7.3%)

3 (5.8%)

13 (7.8%)

0.8

 No

203 (92.7%)

49 (94.2%)

154 (92.2%)

 

Admission

 To hospital

9

4 (7.7%)

5 (3.0%)

0.33

 To local health care for in-patient care

196

45 (86.5%)

151 (90.4%)

 Discharge home

14

3 (5.8%)

11 (6.6%)

Death during in-patient care

 Yes

22 (10.0%)

8 (15.4%)

14 (8.3%)

0.18

 No

198 (90.0%)

44 (84.6%)

153 (91.7%)

In-patient time

 Median (IQR)

20 (8–40)

18 (5.3–32.8)

20 (9–41)

0.005