Table 1.
Demographic data of the patients included in this study
| Variables | Mean ± SD/number (percentage) |
|---|---|
| Age (years) | 87.8 ± 6.9 |
| Sex | |
| Male | 28 (21.5%) |
| Female | 102 (78.5%) |
| Height (cm) | 147.8 ± 9.4 |
| Weight (kg) | 45.3 ± 9.0 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 20.7 ± 3.2 |
| Residence | |
| Home | 91 (70.0%) |
| Other | 39 (30.0%) |
| Fracture type | |
| Femoral neck fracture | 50 (38.5%) |
| Trochanteric fracture | 80 (61.5%) |
| Surgery | |
| Femoral head replacement | 35 (26.9%) |
| Internal fixation | 95 (73.1%) |
| Surgery from admission (days) | 1.3 ± 1.2 |
| Within 2 days from admission | 114 (87.7%) |
| Preoperative walking ability | |
| Independent group | 77 (59.3%) |
| Assistance group | 53 (40.7%) |
| Laboratory data | |
| Serum creatinine (mg/dL) | 0.89 ± 0.47 |
| Serum cystatin C (mg/L) | 1.33 ± 0.57 |
| Serum albumin (g/dL) | 3.5 ± 0.5 |
| Lymphocyte count (102/μL) | 10.1 ± 0.5 |
| Haemoglobin (g/dL) | 11.2 ± 1.8 |
| Sarcopenia index | 66.1 ± 12.4 |