Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of the cohort
| Characteristics | Total (n = 965) | Non-frailty (n = 839) | Frailty (n = 126) | χ2/T | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (mean ± SD)years | 76.77 ± 8.76 | 76.75 ± 8.70 | 76.93 ± 9.19 | −0.21 | 0.83 |
| Age | 0.01 | 0.91 | |||
| 60-70 years | 241 (25.00%) | 209 (86.72%) | 32 (13.28%) | ||
| > 70 years | 724 (75.00%) | 630 (87.02%) | 94 (12.98%) | ||
| Gender | 2.49 | 0.11 | |||
| Male | 328 (34.00%) | 293 (89.33%) | 35 (10.67%) | ||
| Female | 637 (66.00%) | 546 (85.71%) | 91 (14.29%) | ||
| Smoking | 0.09 | 0.76 | |||
| No | 813 (84.20%) | 708 (87.08%) | 105 (12.92%) | ||
| Yes | 152 (15.80%) | 131 (86.18%) | 21 (13.82%) | ||
| Alcohol intake | 0.70 | 0.40 | |||
| No | 849 (88.00%) | 741 (87.28%) | 108 (12.72%) | ||
| Yes | 116 (12.00%) | 98 (84.48%) | 18 (15.52%) | ||
| Marital status | 0.29 | 0.59 | |||
| Married | 753 (78.00%) | 657 (87.25%) | 96 (12.75%) | ||
| Divorced / widowed | 212 (22.00%) | 182 (85.85%) | 30 (14.15%) | ||
| Time from fracture to admission | 1.28 | 0.26 | |||
| ≤ 48 h | 618 (64.00%) | 543 (87.86%) | 75 (12.14%) | ||
| > 48 h | 347 (36.00%) | 296 (85.30%) | 51 (14.70%) | ||
| Time from fracture to surgery | 1.42 | 0.23 | |||
| ≤ 48 h | 61 (6.30%) | 50 (81.97%) | 11 (18.03%) | ||
| > 48 h | 904 (93.70%) | 789 (87.28%) | 115 (12.72%) |