Table 3.
HRs’ 90-day mortality after their fracture by fracture type, gender, age group and frailty status
n | Dead | HR (95% CIs) | P value | |
Non-fragility | 6132 | 464 | 1.8 (1.5 to 2.13) | <0.001 |
Femur | 9409 | 1747 | 4.3 (3.7 to 5.06) | <0.001 |
Pelvis | 1328 | 163 | 2.8 (2.2 to 3.41) | <0.001 |
Shoulder upper arm | 3166 | 320 | 2.3 (1.9 to 2.79) | <0.001 |
Forearm wrist | 4133 | 171 | Reference | |
Gender | ||||
Male | 6788 | 934 | Reference | |
Female | 17 380 | 1931 | 0.7 (0.6 to 0.8) | <0.001 |
Age group (years) | ||||
80–84 | 5010 | 268 | Reference | |
85–89 | 7795 | 721 | 1.6 (1.4 to 1.8) | <0.001 |
90–94 | 7290 | 1028 | 2.4 (2.1 to 2.7) | <0.001 |
95–99 | 3585 | 715 | 3.7 (3.2 to 4.2) | <0.001 |
>100 | 488 | 133 | 5.3 (4.3 to 6.5) | <0.001 |
Frailty category | ||||
Fit | 4155 | 430 | Reference | |
Mild | 9114 | 1064 | 1.1 (1.0 to 1.2) | 0.148 |
Moderate | 7468 | 920 | 1.1 (1.0 to 1.3) | 0.028 |
Severe | 3431 | 451 | 1.2 (1.1 to 1.4) | 0.003 |