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. 2017 Sep 7;8(4):183–191. doi: 10.1177/2151458517716516

Table 2.

Distribution of the Patient-Related Factors and Outcome Variables According to Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment.a,b

Patient-related factors Total Comprehensive geriatric assessment P Value
N = 1425 Yes (n=886) No (n=539)
Age, n (%) .268
 65-79 410 (29) 247 (28) 163 (30)
 80-89 759 (53) 469 (53) 290 (54)
 90 or over 256 (18) 170 (19) 86 (16)
Sex, n (%) .707
 Women 1062 (75) 657 (74) 405 (75)
 Men 363 (26) 229 (26) 134 (25)
ASA score, n (%) .002
 1-3 1047 (74) 672 (76) 375 (70)
 4-5 354 (25) 206 (23) 148 (28)
Number of regularly taken medications, n (%) .097
 < 4 247 (17) 154 (17) 93 (17)
 4-10 916 (64) 554 (63) 362 (67)
 > 10 261 (18) 177 (20) 84 (16)
BZD-Z .153
 No 1033 (73) 655 (74) 378 (70)
 Yes 391 (27) 230 (26) 161 (30)
Diagnosis of memory disorder, n (%) .272
 No 1038 (73) 635 (72) 403 (75)
 Yes 379 (27) 247 (28) 132 (25)
eGFRCKD-EPI, n (%) .167
 > 60 mL/min/1.73m2 821 (58) 490 (55) 331 (61)
 45-59 mL/min/1.73m2 287 (29) 194 (22) 93 (17)
 30-44 mL/min/1.73m2 193 (14) 125 (14) 68 (13)
 < 30 mL/min/1.73m2 87 (6) 55 (6) 32 (6)
Mobility level, n (%) .070
 Outdoors unassisted 743 (52) 467 (53) 276 (51)
 Indoors unassisted 557 (41) 354 (40) 223 (41)
 Assisted only 70 (5) 46 (5) 24 (5)
 Unable to walk 25 (2) 17 (2) 8 (2)
Living arrangements, n (%) .002
 Home 565 (40) 362 (41) 203 (38)
 Home with organized homecare 399 (28) 235 (27) 164 (30)
 Assisted living accommodation 237 (17) 136 (15) 101 (19)
 Institutionalized 213 (15) 150 (17) 62 (12)
Fracture type, n (%) .545
 Neck of femur 886 (62) 541 (61) 345 (64)
 Intertrochanteric 458 (32) 292 (33) 166 (31)
 Subtrochanteric 80 (6) 52 (6) 28 (5)

Abbreviations: ASA, American Society of Anesthesiologists; BZD-Z, hypnotic benzodiazepines and z-hypnotics (midazolam, temazepam, nitrazepam, triazolam, zaleplon, zolpidem, and zopiclon); eGFRCKD-EPI, estimated glomerular filtration rate calculated by the Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration equation.

an = 1425.

bMissing values are not shown but were tested and included in the percentages. Differences between groups were tested by Pearson χ2 test or Fisher exact test. Statistically significant P values (P < .05) are bolded.