Table 3.
Fracture Side Comparison
| Left Fracture N=20 |
Right Fracture N=19 |
p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Demographics | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | |
| Age | 77.81 (8.47) | 77.37 (5.19) | 0.846 |
| Education | 12.65 (2.15) | 12.84 (2.00) | 0.775 |
| BMI | 25.76 (3.78) | 26.07 (3.92) | 0.802 |
| Comorbid Conditions | 6.24 (2.86) | 5.95 (2.89) | 0.751 |
| Weeks from Admission to Randomization | 17.10 (5.85) | 16.81 (5.00) | 0.868 |
| Cognitive Tests | |||
| HVOT | 19.00 (5.96) | 22.05 (3.39) | 0.057 |
| 3MS | 91.43 (6.21) | 92.57 (5.94) | 0.554 |
| Trails A | 77.75 (62.37) | 53.52 (21.46) | 0.115 |
| Trails B | 212.00 (132.9) | 193.00 (137.5) | 0.663 |
| Physical Function Tests | |||
| SPPB | 5.63 (1.67) | 6.11 (2.58) | 0.505 |
| 50ft gait speed (m/s) | 0.61 (0.17) | 0.71 (0.20) | 0.112 |
| FSST | 36.59 (15.47) | 16.93 (4.96) | 0.003 |
| N (Row %) | N (Row %) | ||
| Sex (Female) | 13 (61.90) | 14 (73.68) | 0.427 |
| Completed Four Square (Yes) | 11 (52.38) | 15 (78.95) | 0.079 |
| Education (High school or less) | 13 (52.00) | 12 (48.00) | 0.905 |
| Comorbid Conditions (5–9) | 10 (43.48) | 13 (56.52) | 0.370 |
| SPPB (<6) | 10 (45.45) | 12 (54.55) | 0.324 |
| HVOT (≤ 19) | 11 (40.74) | 16 (59.26) | 0.082 |
| Trails A (≤ 78) | 15 (46.88) | 17 (53.13) | 0.241 |
| Trails B (>273) | 15 (50.00) | 15 (50.00) | 0.721 |
| Fracture Type (Femoral neck) | 8 (40.00) | 12 (60.00) | 0.141 |
Note: BMI= Body Mass Index, HVOT= Hooper visual Organization Task, 3MS= Modified Mini-Mental State Examination, SPPB= Short Physical Performance Battery; p-value based on chi-square and fisher’s exact test as appropriate.