Table 1 Patient demographics and clinical characteristics
Clinical variables | Total (N = 530) |
|---|---|
Age (years), mean ± SD | 79.0 ± 9.6 |
Sex; female, n (%) | 395 (74.5) |
Body mass index (kg/m2), mean ± SD | 22.4 ± 5.0 |
Charlson comorbidity index (CCI), n (%) | |
- 1–2 | 39 (7.4) |
- 3–4 | 204 (38.5) |
- ≥ 5 | 287 (54.2) |
Level of education, n (%) | |
- Primary school or below | 352 (66.4) |
- Secondary school or diploma | 93 (17.5) |
- Bachelor’s degree or higher | 85 (16.0) |
Type of hip fracture, n (%) | |
- Femoral neck fracture | 274 (51.7) |
- Intertrochanteric fracture | 248 (46.8) |
- Subtrochanteric fracture | 8 (1.5) |
Type of treatment, n (%) | |
- Conservative | 45 (8.5) |
- Surgical | |
- Cephalomedullary nail fixation | 213 (40.2) |
- Bipolar hemiarthroplasty | 203 (38.3) |
- Dynamic hip screw fixation | 32 (6.0) |
- Multiple screws fixation | 21 (4.0) |
- Total hip arthroplasty | 16 (3.0) |
Pre-fracture ambulatory status, n (%) | |
- Outdoor independent | 302 (57.0) |
- Indoor independent | 153 (28.9) |
- Outdoor dependent | 12 (2.3) |
- Indoor dependent | 49 (9.2) |
- Bedridden | 14 (2.6) |
Use of assistive device n (%) | |
- No | 289 (54.5) |
- Yes | 241 (45.5) |
Healthcare reimbursement coverage, n (%) | |
- Yes | 377 (71.1) |
- No or self-pay | 153 (28.9) |