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. 2013 Aug 8;37(12):2323–2330. doi: 10.1007/s00264-013-2044-9

Table 1.

Patient demographics

Parameters Younger group (< 65 years) Elderly group (> 66 years) P-value
Number of patients (hips) 100 (114) 100 (112)
Male:female ratio 56/44 45/55 0.134c
Agea (years) 43.9 ± 6.11 (31–50) 78.9 ± 12.11 (66–91) 0.0001d
Weighta (kg) 76.3 ± 9.23 (56–104.8) 78.5 ± 10.5 (59–109) 0.412d
Heighta (cm) 165.1 ± 8.73 (148–185) 161 ± 9.72 (145–184) 0.613d
Body mass index (height/m2)a 28.3 ± 4.4 (25.5–30.8) 30.2 ± 4.2 (28.1–32) 0.591
Diagnosis
 Osteonecrosis 61 (61 %) 36 (36 %) 0.457c
 Osteoarthritis 19 (19 %) 52 (52 %)
 Developmental dysplastic hip 16 (16 %)
 Traumatic arthritis 4 (4 %)
 Femoral neck fracture 12 (12 %)
Follow-upb (years) 7.5 (6−9) 7.6 (6−6) 0.615d

aThe values are given as the mean and the standard deviation, with the range in parentheses

bThe value is given as the mean, with the range in parentheses

cChi-square test

dStudent t-test