TABLE II.
Study Population Characteristics
| Consenters (N = 120) | Non-Consenters (N = 63) | |
| Age* (yr) | 85 (80-94) | 87 (80-97) |
| Sex (no. of patients) | ||
| Male | 29 (24%) | 12 (19%) |
| Female | 91 (76%) | 51 (81%) |
| Involved side (no. of patients) | ||
| Right | 52 (43%) | 25 (40%) |
| Left | 68 (57%) | 38 (60%) |
| ASA score (no. of patients) | ||
| 1-2 | 52 (43%) | 20 (32%) |
| 3-4 | 68 (57%) | 43 (68%) |
| Procedure (no. of patients) | ||
| Total hip arthroplasty | 56 (47%) | 5 (8%) |
| Hemiarthroplasty | 62 (52%) | 56 (89%) |
| Internal fixation† | 2 (2%) | 2 (3%) |
*
The values are given as the median, with the range in parentheses.
†
Two patients in each group were managed with internal fixation because of a deteriorating medical condition or the development of a severe infection between admission and surgery.