Table 1.
Demographics of Patients With Hip Fracture.
| Age, years, mean ± SD (Range) | 79.8 ± 9.1 |
| Gender | |
| Female | 294 (71.4%) |
| Male | 118 (28.6%) |
| Race | |
| Chinese | 364 (88.4%) |
| Malay | 21 (5.1%) |
| Indian | 18 (4.4%) |
| Others | 9 (2.2%) |
| Living arrangement | |
| Home | 391 (94.9%) |
| Nursing home | 18 (4.4%) |
| Sheltered home/others | 3 (0.7%) |
| Falls history | |
| Recurrent fallers | 137 (28.2%) |
| Mobility prior to hip fracture | |
| Community ambulant | 266 (64.6%) |
| Housebound | 146 (35.4%) |
| Assistance required with mobility before hip fracture | |
| Independent without aid | 222 (53.9%) |
| Ambulant with assistance/wheelchair bound | 190 (46.1%) |
| Premorbid bathing | |
| Independent | 323 (78.4%) |
| Bathing with assistance | 89 (21.6%) |
| Premorbid dressing | |
| Independent | 333 (80.8%) |
| Dressing with assistance | 79 (19.2%) |
| Premorbid toileting | |
| Independent | 346 (84.0%) |
| Toileting with assistance | 66 (16.0%) |
| Premorbid transfers | |
| Independent | 357 (86.7%) |
| Transfer with assistance | 55 (13.3%) |
| Premorbid feeding | |
| Independent | 388 (94.2%) |
| Feeding with assistance | 24 (5.8%) |
| Premorbid continence | |
| Continent | 365 (88.6%) |
| Incontinent | 47 (11.4%) |
| More than 3 ADLs assisted | |
| Yes | 67 (16.3%) |
| No | 345 (83.7%) |
| Inpatient mortality | 8 (1.94%) |
Abbreviations: ADLs, activities of daily living; SD, standard deviation.