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. 2017 Sep 26;89(1):47–52. doi: 10.1080/17453674.2017.1382038

Table 1.

Characteristics and 1-year mortality: values are mean (SD) for age and median (IQR) for the length of stay; otherwise, number (%)

Alive 1-year post-surgery
All patients Yes No
Variables n = 444 n = 373 (84) n = 71 (16) p-value
Age, years 81.4 (8.5) 81.2 (8.5) 82.9 (8.0) 0.1
Men 103 (23) 80 (78) 23 (22) 0.05
Women 341 (77) 293 (86) 48 (14)
New Mobility Score 2–4 points 156 (35) 116 (74) 40 (26) < 0.001
New Mobility Score 5–9 points 288 (65) 257 (89) 31 (11)
Low cognitive status 86 (19) 68 (79) 18 (21) 0.2
High cognitive status 358 (81) 305 (85) 53 (15)
ASA grade 1–2 244 (55) 219 (90) 25 (10) < 0.001
ASA grade 3–4 200 (45) 154 (77) 46 (23)
Femoral neck fracture 225 (51) 196 (87) 29 (13) 0.07
Trochanteric fracturea 219 (49) 177 (81) 42 (19)
2 screws/nails 60 (15) 58 (97) 2 (3) 0.1
Hemiarthroplasty 139 (31) 115 (83) 24 (17)
Total arthroplasty 6 (1) 6 (100) n/a
Dynamic Hip Screw with 2-hole plate 18 (4) 15 (83) 3 (17)
Dynamic Hip Screw with 4-hole plate 179 (40) 145 (81) 34 (19)
Short intramedullary hip screw 24 (5) 20 (83) 4 (17)
Long intramedullary hip screw 18 (4) 14 (78) 4 (22)
Discharged to previous residence 331 (75) 289 (87) 42 (13) 0.001
Not discharged to previous residence 113 (25) 84 (74) 29 (26)
Length of stay, post-surgery 13 (9–20) 13 (9–18) 18 (12–29) < 0.001
Cumulated Ambulation Score =6 b 342 (77) 302 (88) 40 (12) < 0.001
Cumulated Ambulation Score <6 102 (23) 71 (70) 31 (30)
a

Includes 12 subtrochanteric fractures.

b

A score of 6 equals independent basic mobility status on hospital discharge.