Table II.
Baseline characteristics (demographics) at randomisation and five years’ follow-up
| All randomised PROFHER patients | Patients with OSS data at 5 yrs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | Operative (n = 125) | Non-operative (n = 125) | Operative (n = 76) | Non-operative (n = 73) | |
| Gender | |||||
| Male, n (%) | 28 (22.4) | 30 (24.0) | 19 (25.0) | 15 (20.6) | |
| Female, n (%) | 97 (77.6) | 95 (76.0) | 57 (75.0) | 58 (79.5) | |
| Age (yrs) | |||||
| Mean (sd; range) | 66.60 (11.80; 27.04 to 92.04) | 65.43 (12.09; 24.63 to 89.02) | 65.80 (10.12; 37.09 to 87.76) | 65.33 (11.35; 31.33 to 84.56) | |
| Median (IQR) | 67.42 (61.73 to 75.48) | 66.12 (58.09 to 74.34) | 65.69 (61.98 to 73.47) | 65.37 (57.60 to 74.41) | |
| Age (group) | |||||
| < 65 yrs, n (%) | 51 (40.8) | 57 (45.6) | 34 (44.7) | 36 (49.3) | |
| ≥ 65 yrs, n (%) | 74 (59.2) | 68 (54.4) | 42 (55.3) | 37 (50.7) | |
| Ethnicity | |||||
| White, n (%) | 124 (99.2) | 125 (100.0) | 75 (98.7) | 73 (100.0) | |
| Black, n (%) | 1 (0.8) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.3) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Education | |||||
| No formal qualifications, n (%) | 66 (52.8) | 68 (54.4) | 35 (46.1) | 35 (48.0) | |
| Some qualifications but no degree, n (%) | 47 (37.6) | 43 (34.4) | 34 (44.7) | 25 (34.3) | |
| Degree or higher, n (%) | 12 (9.6) | 14 (11.2) | 7 (9.2) | 13 (17.8) | |
| Employment | |||||
| Part-time, n (%) | 12 (9.6) | 7 (5.6) | 10 (13.2) | 5 (6.9) | |
| Full-time, n (%) | 17 (13.6) | 22 (17.6) | 12 (15.8) | 15 (20.6) | |
| Self-employed, n (%) | 1 (0.8) | 3 (22.4) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (4.1) | |
| Retired, n (%) | 78 (62.4) | 82 (65.6) | 43 (56.6) | 45 (61.6) | |
| Not employed but seeking work, n (%) | 3 (2.4) | 1 (0.8) | 2 (2.6) | 1 (1.4) | |
| Other, n (%) | 12 (9.6) | 9 (7.2) | 9 (11.8) | 3 (4.1) | |
| Missing, n (%) | 2 (1.6) | 1 (0.8) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.7) | |
| Diabetes | |||||
| Yes, n (%) | 18 (14.4) | 13 (10.4) | 8 (10.5) | 8 (11.0) | |
| No, n (%) | 106 (84.8) | 111 (88.8) | 67 (88.2) | 64 (87.7) | |
| Missing, n (%) | 1 (0.8) | 1 (0.8) | 1 (1.3) | 1 (1.4) | |
| Smoking status | |||||
| Yes, n (%) | 24 (19.2) | 40 (32.0) | 13 (17.1) | 16 (21.9) | |
| No, n (%) | 96 (76.8) | 81 (64.8) | 61 (80.3) | 55 (75.3) | |
| Missing, n (%) | 5 (4.0) | 4 (3.2) | 2 (2.6) | 2 (2.7) | |
| Steroid use | |||||
| Yes, n (%) | 6 (4.8) | 7 (5.6) | 4 (5.3) | 6 (6.9) | |
| No, n (%) | 118 (94.4) | 116 (92.8) | 72 (94.7) | 67 (91.8) | |
| Missing, n (%) | 1 (0.8) | 2 (1.6) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.4) | |
| Health status (EQ-5D-3L Index) | |||||
| n | 123 | 121 | 75 | 70 | |
| Mean (sd, range) | 0.43 (0.37, -0.36 to 1) | 0.38 (0.37, -0.35 to 1) | 0.43 (0.36, -0.35 to 1) | 0.34 (0.36, -0.35 to 1) | |
| Median (IQR) | 0.59 (0.09 to 0.73) | 0.26 (0.07 to 0.66) | 0.59 (0.08 to 0.69) | 0.24 (0.07 to 0.66) | |
PROFHER, PROximal Fracture of the Humerus Evaluation by Randomisation trial; sd, standard deviation; IQR, interquartile range; EQ-5D-3L, EuroQol 5D-3L