Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of the intervention and control group
| Intervention group | Control group | p | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number |
256 |
145 |
n.a. |
| Women (%) |
174 (68) |
104 (72) |
0.84b |
| Mean age, years (SD) |
78 (9) |
80 (10) |
0.22a |
| Living in nursing home (%) |
27 (11) |
15 (10) |
0.87b |
| Median ASA classification (IQR) |
3 (2–3) |
3 (2–3) |
0.52b |
| Fracture type (%) |
|
|
|
| Femoral neck |
142 (55) |
83 (57) |
0.57b |
| Trochanteric | 114 (45) | 62 (43) |
Abbreviations: n.a: not applicable; SD: standard deviatiation; IQR: interquartile range.
aindependent sample t-test; bChi-squared test (Phi test).