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Published in final edited form as: Osteoporos Int. 2012 Apr 12;24(1):59–67. doi: 10.1007/s00198-012-1968-z

Table 5.

Length of stay by region and fracture type

n, mean (SD), median	LOS Hospital	LOS Rehab	LOS Nursing home
Spine

North America	n=29, 7 (9)^*, 3	n=10, 15 (7), 14.5	n=4, 20 (18), 17.5
North Europe	n=18, 13 (11), 9.5	n=5, 16 (9), 14	n=2, 7 (8), 6.5
South Europe	n=7, 20 (23)^*, 7	n=2, 44 (23), 44	n=1, 28 (−), 28
Hip

North America	n=57, 10 (15), 6	n=37, 16 (15), 14	n=9, 27 (28), 20
North Europe	n=16, 15 (9), 13	n=5, 41 (34), 28	n=1, 40 (.), 40
South Europe	n=22, 19 (21), 10	n=14, 28 (19), 20.5	n=4, 29 (21), 20
Non-spine, non-hip

North America	n=175, 9 (16), 4	n=105, 27 (27), 17	n=27, 35 (30), 21
North Europe	n=95, 12 (10), 10	n=12, 27 (15), 23	n=4, 10 (3), 10
South Europe	n=76, 9 (12), 4	n=20, 33 (26), 25.5	n=6, 17 (11), 17.5

Statistically significant difference between North America and South Europe (p=0.016)