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. 2024 Sep 19;8(9):e24.00052. doi: 10.5435/JAAOSGlobal-D-24-00052

Table 3.

Univariate Analysis of Characteristics of Patients Who Either Had a Dual-energy X-ray Absorptiometry Scan or Did Not Have a Dual-energy X-ray Absorptiometry Scan After Having a Hip Fracture

Demographic Factor Total No DEXA Scan After Hip Fracture DEXA Scan After Hip Fracture P
N 46,610 (100%) 44,778 (96.1%) 1832 (3.9%)
Age
 65-69 5286 (11.3%) 4864 (10.9%) 422 (23%) <0.0001
 70-74 5290 (11.3%) 4970 (11.1%) 320 (17.5%)
 75-79 6551 (14.1%) 6217 (13.9%) 334 (18.2%)
 80-84 8382 (18%) 8045 (18%) 337 (18.4%)
 85+ 21,101 (45.3%) 20,682 (46.2%) 419 (22.9%)
Sex
 Female 30,860 (66.2%) 29,454 (65.8%) 1406 (76.7%) <0.0001
 Male 15,750 (33.8%) 15,324 (34.2%) 426 (23.3%)
 ECI (mean ± SD) 7.01 ± 4.19 7.33 ± 4.20 6.69 ± 4.18
 0-3 9344 (20%) 8872 (19.8%) 472 (25.8%) <0.0001
 4-7 16,566 (35.5%) 15,886 (35.5%) 680 (37.1%)
 8-11 12,919 (27.7%) 12,494 (27.9%) 425 (23.2%)
 12+ 7731 (16.6%) 7508 (16.8%) 223 (12.2%)
Race/ethnicity
 White 42,141 (90.4%) 40,452 (90.3%) 1689 (92.2%) 0.0117
 Native American 335 (0.7%) 319 (0.7%) 16 (0.9%)
 Black 2116 (4.5%) 2055 (4.6%) 61 (3.3%)
 Hispanic 798 (1.7%) 781 (1.7%) 17 (0.9%)
 Asian 746 (1.6%) 714 (1.6%) 32 (1.7%)
 Other 474 (1%) 457 (1%) 17 (0.9%)
Income (based on zip code)
 Low income (<75k/yr) 36,620 (78.6%) 35,195 (78.6%) 1425 (77.8%)
 High income (>75k/yr) 9990 (21.4%) 9583 (21.4%) 407 (22.2%) 0.4213

ECI = Elixhauser Comorbidity Index, DEXA = Dual-energy X-ray Absorptiometry

Bold entries represent statistically significant P values at P < 0.05.