Table 1.

The characteristics of the patients who remained after follow-up in this study

Characteristics	Post-discharge phase, n=89, N (%)
Sex
Male	34 (38.2)
Female	55 (61.8)
Age (mean ± SD)	69.62±10.68
Age group (years)
50–64	32 (36.0)
≥65	57 (64.0)
Ethnicity/race
Malay	33 (37.1)
Chinese	45 (50.6)
Indian	11 (12.4)
Number of comorbidities
0–2	62 (69.7)
≥3	27 (30.3)
Family history of osteoporosis
Yes	7 (7.9)
No	82 (92.1)
History of fracture
Yes	20 (22.5)
No	69 (77.5)
Anatomy of fracture parts
Hip and femur	51 (57.3)
Knee and lower leg	18 (20.2)
Ankle and foot	20 (22.5)
Fracture type
Hip fracture	46 (51.7)
Other than hip fracture	43 (48.3)

Note: Adapted from Ibrahim NI, Ahmad MS, Zulfarina MS, et al. Activities of daily living and determinant factors among older adult subjects with lower body fracture after discharge from hospital: a prospective study. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2018;15(5):1002. Creative Commons license and disclaimer available from: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode.91