Table 3 Patients with pertrochanteric or cervical fracture who died in the first year post discharge: comparison of sex, age, ASA and BMI
Fracture location | Patients deceased in the first year N (percentage), or mean (± SD) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Acute-care | Rehabilitation | ||
Pertrochanteric: 625 (13.2% of 4730) | 335 (20.6% of 1624) | 290 (9.3% of 3106) | Chi square acute-care: p = 0.0007 Chi square rehabilitation: p = 0.0003 |
Cervical: 554 (9.8% of 5662) | 281 (16.1% of 1744) | 273 (7.0% of 3918) | |
Women | Men | ||
Pertrochanteric: 625 | 473 (13.1% of 3603) | 152 (13.5% of 1127) | Chi square women: p < 0.0001 Chi square men: P = 0.477 |
Cervical: 554 | 388 (9.0% of 4336) | 166 (12.5% of 1326) | |
Age Women | Age Men | ||
Pertrochanteric: 625 | 85.1 (± 7.9) | 78.6 (± 11.2) | t-Test women: p = 0.0006 t-Test men: p = 0.45 |
Cervical: 554 | 83.2 (± 8.0) | 79.5 (± 9.4) | |
ASA Women | ASA Men | ||
Pertrochanteric: 625 | 2.8 (± 0.6) | 2.8 (± 0.7) | t-Test women: p = 0.005 t-Test men: p = 0.98 |
Cervical: 554 | 2.7 (± 0.7) | 2.8 (± 0.7) | |
BMI Women | BMI Men | ||
Pertrochanteric: 625 | 23.2 (± 4.5) | 24.1 (± 4.0) | t-Test women: p = 0.26 t-Test men: p = 0.84 |
Cervical: 554 | 23.6 (± 4.6) | 24.0 (± 3.8) | |