Table 1 Demographics (n = 1545). Data are presented as n or mean ± standard deviation. *p-value < 0.05 was considered statistically significant after test. ORIF open reduction and internal fixation, PRASG pre-aged society group, POASG post-aged society group, HTN hypertension, DM diabetes mellitus, CRF chronic renal failure, CAD coronary artery disease, CVA cerebrovascular accident, GI gastrointestinal, UGI upper gastrointestinal.

From: Postoperative mortality following hip fracture surgery in older adults: a single-center retrospective study in the context of Taiwan’s transition to an aged society

Variables

Period 1 (2010–2017) PRASG

Period 2 (2018–2022) POASG

Total

p-value

N

663

882

1545

 

Age

78.82 ± 9.12

78.85 ± 9.27

78.84 ± 9.20

0.956

Gender

-

-

-

0.962

Male

230 (34.7%)

307 (34.8%)

537 (34.8%)

 

Female

433 (65.3%)

575 (65.2%)

1008 (65.2%)

 

BMI

23.87 ± 5.05

23.40 ± 4.85

23.60 ± 4.94

0.067

Surgical methods

-

-

-

< 0.001*

ORIF with CHS

142 (21.4%)

27 (3.1%)

169 (10.9%)

 

ORIF with Nail

290 (43.7%)

539 (61.1%)

829 (53.7%)

 

Hemiarthroplasty

231 (34.8%)

316 (35.8%)

547 (35.4%)

 

Waiting period to Surgery

-

-

-

0.360

≤ 48 h

535 (80.7%)

695 (78.8%)

1230 (79.6%)

 

> 48 h

128 (19.3%)

187 (21.2%)

315 (20.4%)

 

ASA

-

-

-

0.107

I-II

405 (61.1%)

574 (65.1%)

979 (63.4%)

 

III-IV

258 (38.9%)

308 (34.9%)

566 (36.6%)

 

Spinal anesthesia (%)

220 (33.2%)

301 (34.1%)

521 (33.7%)

0.698

Comorbidity

    

Dementia (%)

88 (13.3%)

136 (15.4%)

224 (14.5%)

0.236

HTN (%)

446 (67.3%)

619 (70.2%)

1065 (68.9%)

0.221

DM (%)

270 (40.7%)

342 (38.8%)

612 (39.6%)

0.438

Dyslipidemia (%)

248 (37.4%)

361 (40.9%)

609 (39.4%)

0.161

Hepatic disease (%)

78 (11.8%)

102 (11.6%)

180 (11.7%)

0.903

CRF (%)

133 (20.1%)

201 (22.8%)

334 (21.6%)

0.197

CAD (%)

138 (20.8%)

200 (22.7%)

338 (21.9%)

0.381

CVA (%)

149 (22.5%)

234 (26.5%)

383 (24.8%)

0.068

GI disease (%)

251 (37.9%)

334 (37.9%)

585 (37.9%)

0.997

Chronic lung disease (%)

155 (23.4%)

237 (26.9%)

392 (25.4%)

0.118

In hospital complication

    

Aspiration pneumonia (%)

13 (2.0%)

17 (1.9%)

30 (1.9%)

0.963

Urinary tract infection (%)

71 (10.7%)

104 (11.8%)

175 (11.3%)

0.506

UGI bleeding (%)

21 (3.2%)

41 (4.6%)

62 (4.0%)

0.142

Death within postoperative 1 year (%)

43 (6.5%)

49 (5.6%)

92 (6.0%)

0.444