Table 2.
Physical performance, mobility and functional ability at 4–6 months after hip fracture by fracture type (N = 1331)
| Neck of femur fracture n = 839 |
Pertrochanteric fracture
n = 413 |
Subtrochanteric fracture
n = 79 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) | p | |
| Grip strength | 0.087 | ||||||
| Men ≥ 27kg, women ≥ 16kg | 184 | (22) | 76 | (19) | 13 | (17) | |
| Men < 27kg, Women < 16kg | 369 | (44) | 212 | (51) | 43 | (54) | |
| Unknown | 286 | (34) | 125 | (30) | 23 | (29) | |
| Timed Up and Go | < 0.001 | ||||||
| 0–19 | 320 | (38) | 98 | (24) | 27 | (34) | |
| 20 to highest | 395 | (47) | 240 | (58) | 40 | (51) | |
| Unknown | 124 | (15) | 75 | (18) | 12 | (15) | |
| Elderly Mobility Scale | 0.006 | ||||||
| 14–20 | 580 | (69) | 241 | (58) | 51 | (65) | |
| 0–13 | 211 | (25) | 141 | (34) | 23 | (29) | |
| Unknown | 48 | (6) | 31 | (8) | 5 | (6) | |
| Change of mobility | < 0.001 | ||||||
| Same or better | 512 | (61) | 190 | (46) | 41 | (52) | |
| Declined | 260 | (31) | 179 | (43) | 28 | (35) | |
| Unknown | 67 | (8) | 44 | (11) | 10 | (13) | |
| Basic Activities of Daily Living | 0.004 | ||||||
| No difficulties,6 | 312 | (37) | 115 | (28) | 26 | (33) | |
| Difficulties at least in one ≤ 5 | 509 | (61) | 295 | (71) | 52 | (66) | |
| Unknown | 18 | (2) | 3 | (1) | 1 | (1) | |
| Instrumental Activities of Daily Living | 0.002 | ||||||
| No difficulties, 8 | 152 | (18) | 44 | (11) | 17 | (22) | |
| Difficulties at least in one ≤ 7 | 668 | (80) | 365 | (88) | 61 | (77) | |
| Unknown | 19 | (2) | 4 | (1) | 1 | (1) | |
Differences between fracture types were tested using Pearson Chi-Square test