Table 1 Patient characteristics
From: The impact of specific fracture characteristics of low-energy fractures of the pelvis on mortality
Age at first hospital contact (n= 428) | |
Mean (10%-90% quantile) | 83.7 (79.0–89.0) |
< 80 | 116 (27.1%) |
80–84 | 79 (18.5%) |
85–89 | 135 (31.5%) |
≥ 90 | 98 (22.9%) |
Gender (n= 428) | |
female | 357 (83.4%) |
male | 71 (16.6%) |
Living situation at baseline (n= 325) | |
home alone | 101 (31.1%) |
home with partner | 72 (22.2%) |
home with support | 44 (13.5%) |
nursing home | 108 (33.2%) |
Walking aid at baseline (n= 327) | |
with aid | 201 (61.5%) |
without aid | 126 (38.5%) |
Parker mobility score (n= 312) | 7.2 (6.0–9.0) |
1–5 | 57 (18.3%) |
6 | 56 (17.9%) |
7–8 | 36 (11.5%) |
9 | 163 (52.2%) |
Elixhauser comorbidity score (n= 428) | 3.0 (2.0–4.0) |
0 | 25 (5.8%) |
1 | 79 (18.5%) |
2 | 84 (19.6%) |
3–4 | 148 (34.6%) |
≥ 5 | 92 (21.5%) |
Place of accident (n = 413) | |
inside | 310 (75.1%) |
outside | 103 (24.9%) |
Discharge to (n = 428) | |
home | 34 (7.9%) |
rehabilitation | 329 (76.9%) |
back to nursing home | 58 (13.6%) |
in-hospital mortality | 3 (0.7%) |
unknown | 4 (0.9%) |