Table 3. Mortality of patients undergoing surgical treatment for femoral fractures before and during the COVID-19 pandemic according to age group.
| Group 1 | Group 2 | p | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | N | % | |||
| Age group | Death | 278 | 73.35 | 101 | 26.65 | |
| 60-69 years | 0.053 | |||||
| No | 54 | 98.18 | 22 | 88.00 | ||
| Yes | 1 | 1.82 | 3 | 12.00 | ||
| Total | 55 | 100.00 | 25 | 100.00 | ||
| 70-79 years | 0.011 | |||||
| No | 71 | 97.26 | 19 | 82.61 | ||
| Yes | 2 | 2.74 | 4 | 17.39 | ||
| Total | 73 | 100.00 | 23 | 100.00 | ||
| 80-89 years | < 0.001 | |||||
| No | 111 | 80.43 | 5 | 33.33 | ||
| Yes | 27 | 19.57 | 10 | 66.67 | ||
| Total | 138 | 100.00 | 15 | 33.33 | ||
| > 90 years | < 0.001 | |||||
| No | 32 | 94.12 | 9 | 56.25 | ||
| Yes | 2 | 5.88 | 7 | 43.75 | ||
| Total | 34 | 100.00 | 16 | 100.00 | ||
Group 1: patients treated before the COVID-19 pandemic; Group 2: patients treated during the pandemic; chi-square test; N: sample size; p < 0.05: statistical significance.