Table 1 Baseline characteristics of hip fracture patients (N = 1331)

Gender

0.313

 Women

613

(73)

317

(77)

61

(77)

 Men

226

(27)

96

(23)

18

(23)

Age, years

 < 0.001

 65–79

328

(39)

117

(28)

24

(30)

 80–89

420

(50)

231

(56)

37

(47)

  ≥ 90

91

(11)

65

(16)

18

(23)

MNA-SF

0.097

 Normal nutrition 12–14

391

(47)

191

(46)

30

(38)

 At risk of malnutrition 8–11

211

(25)

118

(29)

30

(38)

 Malnourished 0–7

22

(3)

14

(3)

4

(5)

 Unknown

215

(25)

90

(22)

15

(19)

Living arrangements

0.006

 Home

452

(54)

177

(43)

41

(52)

 Home with home care

220

(26)

147

(36)

18

(23)

 Assisted care facility

80

(9)

38

(9)

6

(8)

 Institution

83

(10)

50

(12)

13

(17)

ASA

0.028

 Grade 1–2

166

(20)

52

(13)

11

(14)

 Grade 3

514

(61)

291

(70)

55

(70)

 Grade 4–5

148

(18)

63

(15)

12

(15)

 Unknown

11

(1)

7

(2)

1

(1)

Number of medication

  < 4

173

(21)

71

(17)

15

(19)

 4–10

536

(64)

271

(66)

50

(63)

  > 10

130

(15)

71

(17)

14

(18)

Diagnosis of

cognitive disorder

0.255

 No

651

(78)

304

(74)

56

(71)

 Yes

186

(22)

109

(26)

23

(29)

Mobility level before hip fracture

0.181

 Unassisted outdoors

556

(66)

258

(62)

50

(63)

 Assisted outdoors,unassisted indoors

246

(29)

139

(34)

25

(32)

 Assisted indoors

30

(4)

11

(3)

1

(1)

 Unable to walk

7

(1)

5

(1)

3

(4)

Need of mobility aid

 < 0.001

 Without mobility aid

413

(49)

147

(36)

37

(47)

 Needs mobility aid or unable to walk

426

(51)

266

(64)

42

(53)