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. 2021 Apr 5;55(Suppl 2):395–401. doi: 10.1007/s43465-021-00396-4

Table 3.

Predictors of mortality

Mortality Lived Odd ratio (C.I.) p-value
Age (years)
 > 75 17 16 6.10 (2.21–16.85) 0.00
 ≤ 75 08 46
Sex
 Male 12 32 0.86 0.34–2.19 0.76
 Female 13 30
Mode of injury
 Road traffic accident 23 41 5.89 1.26–27.41 0.01
 Low energy fall 02 21
Fracture type
 Extra-capsular 20 49 1.061 (0.33–3.36) 0.92
 Intra-capsular 05 13
Surgery done
 Fixation 20 51 0.86 (0.26–2.79) 0.80
 Hemiarthroplasty 05 11
Delay in surgery
 ≤ 48 h 01 17 0.11 (0.01–0.88) 0.01
 > 48 h 24 45
Delay in surgery
 ≤ 5 days 08 30 0.50 (0.18–1.33) 0.16
 > 5 days 17 32
Delay in surgery
 ≤ 7 days 13 38 0.68 (0.26–1.74) 0.42
 > 7 days 12 24
Co-morbidity
 ≤ 2 08 49 0.12 (0.04–0.35) 0.00
 > 2 17 13
Pre-operative haemoglobin (grams per decilitre)
 ≤ 10 12 09 5.43 (1.89–15.62) 0.00
 > 10 13 53
T-score
 ≤ (− 2.5) (osteoporosis) 15 17 3.97 (1.49–10.53) 0.04
 > (− 2.5) (osteopenia/normal) 10 45
Body mass index
 ≥ 25 (overweight/obese) 11 23 1.33 (0.51–3.42) 0.55
 < 25 (normal) 14 39