Table 4.

 Clinical outcomes at end of study. Values are numbers (percentages) unless stated otherwise

	Nurse group (n=696)	Control group (n=558)	Odds ratio (95% CI) (nurse v control)	P value
Stand-up group*:
1, no problems	248 (35.6)	221 (39.6)
2, without holding on	114 (16.4)	82 (14.7)	1.15 (0.93 to 1.42)	0.19
3, unable or had to hold on	329 (47.3)	247 (44.3)
Bone fracture during study	92 (13.2)	62 (11.1)	1.20 (0.85 to 1.69)	0.31
Mean (SD) best hand score†	45.3 (21.2)	46.0 (21.1)	−0.70 (−3.25 to 1.84)‡	0.59
Mortality:	(n=1016)	(n=803)
Died by 1 January 1998 (2 years)	169 (16.6)	146 (18.2)	0.91 (0.73 to 1.13)§	0.38
Died by 1 January 2000 (4 years)	353 (34.7)	307 (38.2)	0.89 (0.76 to 1.03)§	0.12

^*Missing data as some patients refused test. 

^†Dot in square test. 

^‡Regression coefficient and confidence interval from linear regression model. 

^§Hazard ratio.