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. 2015 Jul 31;11(3):223–235. doi: 10.1007/s11420-015-9435-y

Table 3.

Thirty-day mortality in operatively managed hip fracture patients

Alive
N = 187
Deceased
N = 11
p value
Younger, n (%) 135 (93.75) 9 (6.25)
Older, n (%) 52 (96.30) 2 (3.70) ns
Male, n (%) 55 (90.16) 6 (9.84)
Female, n (%) 132 (96.35) 5 (3.65) ns
Fracture type
 Femoral neck 71 (91.03) 7 (8.97)
 Trochanteric 116 (96.67) 4 (3.33) ns
CCI score
 Mean ± SD 1.6 ± 1.9 1.8 ± 1.2
 Median 1.0 2.0 ns
Preop hgb (g/dL)
 Mean SD 12.4 ± 1.6 12.6 ± 1.7
 Median 12.4 12.8 ns
Preop creatinine (mg/dL)
 Mean, SD 1.2 ± 0.7 1.8 ± 2.6
 Median 1.0 0.9 ns
Preop BUN (units)a
 Mean, SD 25.7 ± 12.4 32.8 ± 16.2
 Median 23.0 33.0 ns
Preop albumin (units)b
 Mean, SD 3.9 ± 0.4 3.7 ± 0.5
 Median 4.0 3.8 ns
Preop UTI (leukest on UA)c
 Positive n (%) 61 (91.04) 6 (8.96)
 Negative n (%) 116 (96.67) 4 (3.33) ns

aSample size for BUN alive: 185, deceased: 11

bSample size for albumin alive: 171, deceased: 10

cSample size for UTI alive: 177, deceased: 10