Table 3.

Differences in the sarcopenia index score based on preoperative characteristics

Variables	Sarcopenia index, mean ± SD	P value
Sex
Male	75.1 ± 14.4
Female	63.7 ± 10.6	P < 0.00001
Residence
Home	67.6 ± 13.2
Others	62.7 ± 9.5	P = 0.04
Fracture type
Femoral neck fracture	66.1 ± 15.1
Trochanteric fracture	66.2 ± 10.5	P = 0.97
Surgery
Femoral head replacement	66.8 ± 16.4
Internal fixation	65.9 ± 10.7	P = 0.72
Preoperative walking ability
Pre‐independent group	70.2 ± 12.4
Pre‐assistance group	60.1 ± 9.8	P < 0.000001
Male, pre‐independent	80.0 ± 13.3
Male, pre‐assistance	62.7 ± 8.2	P = 0.002
Female, pre‐independent	66.8 ± 10.0
Female, pre‐assistance	59.7 ± 10.1	P = 0.0006

Boldface P values indicate a significant difference (P < 0.05).