Table 2.
Summary of comparison between subgroups of patients with prior fragility fracture and their health profiles. DM: diabetes mellitus, HTN: hypertension, preop: preoperative, ICU: intensive care unit. * Independent samples t test, ** fisher’s exact test
| Comparison | Patients with prior fragility fractures (n = 124) |
p-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distal radius fracture (n = 25) |
Proximal humerus fracture (n = 18) |
Contralateral hip fracture (n = 81) |
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| Age (yrs.) | Mean | 77 | 76 | 77 | 0.96* |
| Gender | Male | 7 (28.0%) | 5 (27.8%) | 34 (42.0%) | 0.70** |
| Female | 18 (72.0%) | 13 (72.2%) | 47 (58.0%) | ||
| Smoking | Yes | 5 (20.0%) | 4 (22.2%) | 20 (24.7%) | 0.99** |
| No | 20 (80.0%) | 14 (77.8%) | 61 (75.3%) | ||
| DM | Yes | 14 (56.0%) | 8 (44.4%) | 32 (39.5%) | 0.17** |
| No | 11 (44.0%) | 10 (55.6%) | 49 (60.5%) | ||
| HTN | Yes | 23 (92.0%) | 10 (55.6%) | 47 (58.0%) | 0.03** |
| No | 2 (8.0%) | 8 (44.4%) | 34 (42.0%) | ||
| Cardiovascular disease | Yes | 8 (32.0%) | 2 (11.1%) | 22 (27.2%) | 0.37** |
| No | 17 (68.0%) | 16 (88.9%) | 59 (72.8%) | ||
| Cerebrovascular disease | Yes | 4 (16.0%) | 4 (22.2%) | 70 (86.4%) | 0.19** |
| No | 21 (84.0%) | 14 (77.8%) | 11 (13.6%) | ||
| Endocrine disease | Yes | 1 (4.0%) | 1 (5.6%) | 3 (3.7%) | 0.74** |
| No | 24 (96.0%) | 17 (94.4%) | 78 (96.3%) | ||
| Renal disease | Yes | 5 (20.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 6 (7.4%) | 0.69** |
| No | 20 (80.0%) | 18 (100.0%) | 75 (92.6%) | ||
| Dementia | Yes | 2 (8.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 77 (95.1%) | 0.09** |
| No | 23 (92.0%) | 18 (100.0%) | 4 (4.9%) | ||
| Preop ICU admission | Yes | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (5.6%) | 78 (96.3%) | 0.049** |
| No | 25 (100.0%) | 17 (94.4%) | 3 (3.7%) | ||