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. 2017 Jul-Aug;25(4):129–131. doi: 10.1590/1413-785220172504158145

Table 1. Baseline characteristics of patients with hip fracture.

General characteristic No. (%) of men No. (%) of women Total
Age (Mean±SD) 41.8 ± 13.1 50.2 ± 11.9 44.7 ± 13.3
Smoking 73 (55.3) 12 (17.4) 85 (42.3)
Body Mass Index (Mean±SD) 22.5 ± 3.2 22.8 ± 3.8 22.6 ± 3.4
Length of hospital stay (Mean±SD)
Injury-surgery interval 3.5 ± 2.9 3.3 ± 2.9 3.4 ± 2.9
Surgery-discharge interval 3.9 ± 1.5 3.7 ± 1.4 3.8 ± 1.5
Previous fracture
Hip fracture 4 (3.0) 2 (2.9) 6 (3.0)
Wrist fracture 3 (2.3) 1 (1.4) 4 (2.0)
Vertebra fracture 3 (2.3) 1 (1.4) 4 (2.0)
Other fracture 32 (24.2) 6 (8.7) 38 (18.9)
Locomotion
Without walking aids 123 (93.2) 61 (88.4) 184 (91.5)
With walking aids 9 (6.8) 8 (11.4) 17 (8.5)
Comorbidity
Hypertension 2 (1.5) 1 (1.4) 3 (1.5)
Diabetes mellitus 5 (3.8) 7 (10.1) 12 (6.0)
Heart disease 3 (2.3) 4 (5.8) 7 (3.5)
Cerebrovascular disease 0 (0.0) 2 (2.9) 2 (1.0)
Others 24 (18.2) 24 (34.8) 48 (23.9)