Table 3.
Univariate Unadjusted Inpatient Non-Cardiac Complication Rates among 1,180 Olmsted County, Minnesota, Residents Undergoing Urgent Hip Fracture Repair, 1988–2002
| Overall Cohort | Underweight | Normal | Overweight | Obese | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 18.5kg/m2 | 18.5–24.9kg/m2 | 25–29.9kg/m2 | ≥30kg/m2 | |||
| ‡n=184 | ‡n=640 | ‡n=251 | ‡n=105 | |||
| Gastrointestinal | ||||||
| Ileus | 38 (3.2) | 1 (0.5) | 21 (3.3) | 12 (4.8) | 4 (3.8) | 0.03 |
| Gastrointestinal Bleeding | 21 (1.8) | 1 (0.5) | 11 (1.7) | 6 (2.4) | 3 (2.9) | 0.35 |
| Infectious | ||||||
| Pneumonia | 69 (5.8) | 12 (6.5) | 39 (6.1) | 14 (5.6) | 4 (3.8) | 0.51 |
| Bacteremia/Sepsis | 8 (0.7) | 1 (0.5) | 2 (0.3) | 5 (2.0) | 0 (0) | 0.06 |
| Urinary Tract Infection | 84 (7.1) | 12 (6.5) | 47 (7.3) | 15 (6) | 10 (9.5) | 0.78 |
| Wound | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Cellulitis | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Neurological | ||||||
| Cerebral Event – hypoxia, thrombosis or hemorrhage | 15 (1.3) | 1 (0.5) | 6 (0.9) | 6 (2.4) | 2 (1.9) | 0.21 |
| Transient Ischemic Attack Delirium | 199 (16.9) | 40 (21.7) | 106 (16.6) | 36 (14.3) | 17 (16.2) | 0.08 |
| Renal/Metabolic | ||||||
| Renal Failure | 19 (1.6) | 3 (1.6) | 9 (1.4) | 5 (2.0) | 2 (1.9) | 0.82 |
| Dehydration | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Electrolyte Abnormalities | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Respiratory | ||||||
| Respiratory Failure | 53 (4.5) | 10 (5.4) | 23 (3.6) | 15 (6.0) | 5 (4.8) | 0.61 |
| Respiratory Depression | 23 (1.9) | 3 (1.6) | 11 (1.7) | 8 (3.2) | 1 (1.0) | 0.50 |
| Pulmonary Hypoxemia | 157 (13.3) | 33 (17.9) | 78 (12.2) | 34 (13.5) | 12 (11.4) | 0.22 |
| Vascular | ||||||
| Deep Vein Thrombosis | 5 (0.4) | 0 (0) | 2 (0.3) | 3 (1.2) | 0 (0) | 0.24 |
| Pulmonary Embolism | 16 (1.4) | 3 (1.6) | 7 (1.1) | 5 (2.0) | 1 (1.0) | 0.65 |
| Other | ||||||
| Fractures | 6 (0.5) | 1 (0.5) | 5 (0.8) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0.57 |
| Falls | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
All values are represented as count (proportion) for categorical variables. Counts are the number of cases that fulfilled the criteria for a given inpatient complication.
P-value represents a Fisher Exact or Cochran-Mantel-Haenszel
P<0.05 is significant