Table 2.
Patient characteristics
| TP 1 | TP 2 | TP 3 | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n(%) | 1760 | 1381 | 4686 | 7827 |
| Mean age | 81.7 | 81.5 | 82.1 | 81.9 |
| Gender | ||||
| Female | 1279(72.7) | 1008(73.0) | 3275(69.9) | 5562(71.1) |
| Male | 481(27.3) | 373(27.0) | 1411(30.1) | 2265(28.9) |
| ASA grade | ||||
| ASA 1 (healthy) | 122(6.9) | 106(7.7) | 196(4.2) | 424(5.4) |
| ASA 2 (mild systemic disease) | 906(51.5) | 570(41.3) | 1514(32.3) | 2990(38.2) |
| ASA 3 (severe systemic disease) | 637(36.2) | 573(41.5) | 2695(57.5) | 3905(49.9) |
| ASA 4 (severe systemic disease with constant threat to life) | 76(4.3) | 95(6.9) | 251(5.4) | 422(5.4) |
| ASA 5 (moribund) | 11(0.6) | 3(0.2) | 5(0.1) | 19(0.2) |
| Admitted from | ||||
| Own home | 1061(60.3) | 904(65.5) | 3315(70.7) | 5280(67.5) |
| Institutional care | 699(39.7) | 476(34.5) | 1247(26.6) | 2422(30.9) |
| Other | 0(0) | 1(0.1) | 124(2.7) | 124(1,6) |
| Walking ability | ||||
| Independent | 1604(91.1) | 1297(93.9) | 3770(80.5) | 6671(85.2) |
| Dependent | 52(3.0) | 26(1.9) | 784(16.7) | 862((11.0) |
| Unable to walk | 104(5.9) | 56(4.2) | 130(2.8) | 290(3.7) |
| Fracture type | ||||
| Undisplaced cervical | 272(15.5) | 221(16.0) | 610(13.0) | 1103(14.1) |
| Displaced cervical | 634(36.0) | 519(37.6) | 2092(44.6) | 3245(41.5) |
| Two-fragment trochanteric | 694(39.4) | 567(41.1) | 1023(21.8) | 2284(29.2) |
| Multi-fragmentary trochanteric | 160(9.1) | 74(5.4) | 961(20.5) | 1195(15.3) |
| Operation method | ||||
| Two screws/pins/nails | 381(21.7) | 236(17.1) | 753(16.1) | 1370(17.5) |
| Sliding hip screw and plate | 844(48.0) | 622(45.0) | 1723(36.8) | 3189(40.7) |
| Intramedullary nail | 2(0.1) | 14(1.0) | 254(5.4) | 270(3.5) |
| Hemiarthroplasty | 458(26.0) | 447(32.4) | 1526(32.6) | 2431(31.1) |
| Total hip arthroplasty | 53(3.0) | 49(3.6) | 382(8.2) | 484(6.2) |
| Non-operative treatment | 21(1.2) | 12(0.9) | 40(0.9) | 73(0.9) |
The table describes patient characteristics, both for the entire data set as well as for the different time periods representing the interventions made. TP 1 = Jan 1999-Sept 2003, TP 2 Oct 2003-Mar 2007, TP 3 = Apr 2007-Dec 2017)