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. 2009 Oct 12;9:186. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-186

Table 2.

Relationship between quality of care criteria and 30 day mortality after admission with hip fracture.

Criteria met Proportion of patients who died
N (%)
Crude OR
(95% CI)
Adjusted OR*
(95% CI)
Model 1
Adjusted OR†
(95% CI)
Model 2
Assessment of nutritional risk within 2 days after admission
Yes 199/2204 (9.3) 0.82 (0.69 to 0.98) 0.93 (0.75 to 1.14) 0.98 (0.77 to 1.19)
No 434/4036 (10.8) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference)
Systematic pain assessment during mobilization
Yes 107/1886 (5.7) 0.58 (0.46 to 0.74) 0.66 (0.47 to 0.92) 0.72 (0.52 to 1.00)
No 228/2440 (9.3) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference)
Assessment of ADL before the fracture
Yes 331/4360 (7.6) 0.43 (0.36 to 0.51) 0.47 (0.33 to 0.66) 0.54 (0.39 to 0.76)
No 302/1881 (16.0) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference)
Assessment of ADL before discharge
Yes 227/4122 (5.5) 0.25 (0.21 to 0.30) 0.27 (0.20 to 0.36) 0.28 (0.21 to 0.37)
No 400/2107 (19.0) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference)
Initiation of treatment to prevent future osteoporotic fractures
Yes 157/2434 (6.5) 0.58 (0.47 to 0.71) 0.66 (0.49 to 0.88) 0.64 (0.48 to 0.85)
No 293/2742 (10.7) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference)

* Adjusted for age, gender, comorbidity and living situation.

Adjusted for age, gender, comorbidity, living situation, type of fracture, fracture displacement status, ASA-score, delay until surgery and type of surgery.