Table 1.
Demographics (n = 96)
| Item | Group | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | ORIF | Total | ||
| N | 57 | 39 | 96 | |
| Age | 84.98 ± 4.77 | 83.95 ± 3.44 | 84.56 ± 4.29 | 0.248 |
| Lowest T score | -2.80 ± 0.65 | -2.89 ± 0.84 | -2.84 ± 0.73 | 0.532 |
| Distal Radius Fracture AO classification | 0.633 | |||
| 23-A2 | 8 | 5 | 13 | |
| 23-A3 | 14 | 10 | 24 | |
| 23-B1 | 15 | 10 | 25 | |
| 23-B2 | 13 | 9 | 22 | |
| 23-B3 | 7 | 5 | 12 | |
| Medical history | ||||
| DM | 11 (19.3%) | 11 (28.2%) | 22 (22.9%) | 0.308 |
| HTN | 43 (75.4%) | 27 (69.2%) | 70 (72.9%) | 0.501 |
| CHF | 10 (17.5%) | 1 (2.6%) | 11 (11.5%) | 0.025* |
| CAD | 21 (36.8%) | 7 (17.9%) | 28 (29.2%) | 0.045* |
| Arrythmia | 11 (19.3%) | 1 (2.6%) | 12 (12.5%) | 0.024* |
| CVA | 6 (10.5%) | 7 (17.9%) | 13 (13.5%) | 0.297 |
| Liver cirrhosis | 1 (1.8%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (1.0%) | 1.000 |
| Cancer | 3 (5.3%) | 3 (7.7%) | 6 (6.3%) | 0.684 |
| CKD | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (2.6%) | 1 (1.0%) | 0.406 |
| Hypothyroidism | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (2.6%) | 1 (1.0%) | 0.406 |
| Dementia | 13 (22.8%) | 11 (28.2%) | 24 (25.0%) | 0.549 |
| Duodenal ulcer | 4 (7.0%) | 1 (2.6%) | 5 (5.2%) | 0.645 |
Data are presented as n or mean ± standard deviation; *p-value < 0.05 was considered statistically significant after test; DM diabetes mellitus; HTN hypertension; CHF congestive heart failure; CAD coronary artery disease; CVA cerebrovascular accident; CKD chronic kidney disease