Table 1.
Characteristics of hip fracture cohort (n = 198).
| Characteristics | Mean (SD) or number of patients | % |
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| Demographics | ||
| Age | 85.4 ± 9 | |
| BMI | 23.9 ± 3.6 | |
| Female | 143 | 72.2% |
| Male | 55 | 27.8% |
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| Cause of injury (number of patients) | ||
| Fall from standing height | 106 | 53.5% |
| Fall downstairs or off a step ladder | 81 | 40.9% |
| Vehicle accident | 11 | 5.6% |
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| Type of fracture (number of patients) | ||
| Subcapital | 91 | 45.6% |
| Intertrochanteric | 87 | 43.9% |
| Subtrochanteric | 20 | 10.1% |
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| ASA score (number of patients) | ||
| II | 76 | 38.4% |
| III | 91 | 45.6% |
| IV | 31 | 15.7% |
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| Average waiting time for surgery categorized by the ASA score (number of days) | ||
| II | 2.3 ± 1.2 | |
| III | 5.2 ± 1.1 | |
| IV | 8.4 ± 2.9 | |
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| Average time of hospitalization categorized by the ASA score (number of days) | ||
| II | 6.4 ± 2.1 | |
| III | 10.4 ± 3 | |
| IV | 13.5 ± 4.4 | |
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| Type of anesthesia | ||
| Epidural | 187 | 94.4% |
| General | 11 | 5.6% |