Orthogeriatrics prevents functional decline in hip fracture patients: report from two randomized controlled trials

Table 1 Baseline characteristics

	Comprehensive geriatric care (N = 361)	Orthopedic care (N = 365)
Age, mean (SD)	83.0 (7.3)	83.0 (8.0)
Male (%)	95 (26.3)	89 (24.4)
Living in a nursing home at admission (%)^a	52 (14.4)	50 (13.7)
Barthel Index, mean (SD)^b	17.2 (3.7)	17.4 (3.6)
NEADL, mean (SD)^c	37.1 (20.6)	37.5 (19.9)
Type of fracture
- Extracapsular (%)	144 (39.9)	141 (38.6)
- Intracapsular (%)	217 (60.1)	224 (61.4)
Surgical treatment^d
- Hemiarthroplasty (%)	148 (41.2)	155 (42.8)
- Osteosynthesis (%)	208 (57.95)	199 (55.0)
- Total hip replacement (%)	2 (0.6)	5 (1.4)
- Girdlestone (%)	1 (0.3)	0 (0)
- Not operated (%)	0 (0)	3 (0.8)
- Died before surgery	2 (0.6)	3 (0.8)
Injury occurred indoors (%)^e	270 (77.6)	279 (78.8)

SD standard deviation, Barthel Index Barthel Index for Activities of Daily Living, NEADL Nottingham Extended Activities of Daily Living
^aPatients admitted from nursing homes were excluded in Trondheim
^bBarthel Index was missing from 10 in the orthopedic care group and 6 patients in the comprehensive geriatric care group
^cNEADL was missing from 12 patients in the orthopedic care group and 9 patients in the comprehensive geriatric care group
^dInformation about surgical treatment was missing/unknown in 3 patients in the orthopedic care group and 2 patients in the comprehensive geriatric care group
^eInformation about where the injury occurred (inside/outside) was unknown in 11 patients in the orthopedic care group and 13 patients in the comprehensive geriatric care group

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