Table 1 Patient characteristics and fracture treatment

Age

(n = 548)

(n = 462)

(n = 86)

 mean (IQR)

83.2 (71.0-92.0)

83.6 (79.0-89.0)

81.0 (77.0-87.0)

 60-69

40 (7.3%)

30 (6.5%)

10 (11.6%)

 70-79

118 (21.5%)

96 (20.8%)

22 (25.6%)

 80-89

275 (50.2%)

231 (50.0%)

44 (51.2%)

  ≥ 90

115 (21.0%)

105 (22.7%)

10 (11.6%)

Gender

(n = 548)

(n = 462)

(n = 86)

 female

465 (84.9%)

389 (84.2%)

76 (88.4%)

 male

83 (15.1%)

73 (15.8%)

10 (11.6%)

Living situation at baseline

(n = 398)

(n = 345)

(n = 53)

 home alone independently

126 (31.7%)

109 (31.6%)

17 (32.1%)

 home with partner independently

95 (23.9%)

75 (21.7%)

20 (37.7%)

 home with support

58 (14.6%)

48 (13.9%)

10 (18.9%)

 nursing home

119 (29.9%)

113 (32.8%)

6 (11.3%)

Mobility at baseline

(n = 430)

(n = 356)

(n = 74)

 with walking aid

262 (60.9%)

218 (61.2%)

44 (59.5%)

 without walking aid

168 (39.1%)

138 (38.8%)

30 (40.5%)

Parker mobility score (PMS)

(n = 409)

(n = 337)

(n = 72)

 mean (IQR)

7.3 (6.0-9.0)

7.2 (6.0-9.0)

7.8 (6.0-9.0)

 1-5

71 (17.4%)

62 (18.4%)

9 (12.5%)

 6

71 (17.4%)

57 (16.9%)

15 (19.4%)

 7-8

42 (10.3%)

40 (11.9%)

2 (2.8%)

 9

225 (55.0%)

178 (52.8%)

47 (65.3%)

Elixhauser comorbidity index (ECI)

(n = 548)

(n = 462)

(n = 86)

 mean (IQR)

3.0 (1.0-4.0)

3.0 (1.0-4.0)

3.0 (2.0-4.0)

 0

40 (7.3%)

34 (7.4%)

6 (7.0%)

 1

100 (18.2%)

85 (18.4%)

15 (17.4%)

 2

110 (20.1%)

91 (19.7%)

19 (22.1%)

 4-5

181 (33.0%)

155 (33.5%)

26 (30.2%)

  ≥ 5

117 (21.4%)

97 (21.0%)

20 (23.3%)

Place of accident

(n = 518)

(n = 444)

(n = 74)

 indoor

381 (73.6%)

331 (74.5%)

50 (67.6%)

 outdoor

137 (26.4%)

113 (25.5%)

24 (32.4%)

Length of stay 1st hospitalisation (days)

(n = 548)

(n = 462)

(n = 86)

 same day discharge

97 (17.7%)

79 (17.1%)

18 (20.9%)

 1

193 (35.2%)

185 (40.0%)

8 (9.3%)

 2-6

61 (11.1%)

53 (11.5%)

8 (9.3%)

 7-13

121 (22.1%)

97 (21.0%)

24 (27.9%)

 14-20

51 (9.3%)

33 (7.1%)

18 (20.9%)

  ≥ 21

25 (4.6%)

15 (3.2%)

10 (11.6%)

Treatment

(n = 548)

(n = 462)

(n = 86)

 conservative

462 (84.3%)

462 (100.0%)

 surgery

86 (15.7%)

86 (100.0%)

 early surgery

49 (57.0%)

49 (57.0%)

 late surgery after failed conservative treatment

37 (43.0%)

37 (43.0%)

Time from first presentation to early surgery (days)

(n = 49)

 mean (IQR)

6.0 (1.0-10.0)

Time from first presentation to late surgery (days)

(n = 37)

 mean (IQR)

38.5 (2.0-50.0)

Discharge after first presentation

(n = 548)

(n = 462)

(n = 86)

 nursing home

65 (11.9%)

61 (13.2%)

4 (4.7%)

 home independently/with support

56 (10.2%)

43 (9.3%)

13 (15.1%)

 rehabilitation center

419 (76.5%)

350 (75.8%)

69 (80.2%)

 inhospital mortality

4 (0.7%)

4 (0.9%)

 unknown

4 (0.7%)

4 (0.9%)

Length of stay 2nd hospitalisation (days)

(n = 39)

(n = 2)

(n = 37)

 2-6

5 (12.8%)

5 (13.5%)

 7-13

24 (6.15%)

2 (100%)

22 (59.5%)

 14-20

4 (10.3%)

4 (10.8%)

  ≥ 21

6 (15.4%)

6 (16.2%)