Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the study population.
From: Life expectancy of older people living in aged care facilities after a hip fracture
Baseline characteristics | Whole population (n = 240) |
|---|---|
Group | |
Intervention | 119 (49.6) |
Control | 121 (50.4) |
Gender | |
Female | 178 (74.2) |
Male | 62 (25.8) |
Age-years, mean (SD) | 88.6 (5.6) |
70 to 79 | 16 (6.6) |
80 to 89 | 118 (49.2) |
90 to 101 | 106 (44.2) |
Mini-mental state examination, mean (SD) | 8.0 (7.8) |
Normal or mild-cognitive impairment (21–30) | 18 (7.5) |
Moderate-cognitive impairment (10–20) | 81 (33.8) |
Severe cognitive impairment (< 10) | 141 (58.7) |
Delirium | |
Yes | 83 (34.6) |
No | 157 (65.4) |
Mini-nutritional assessment, mean (SD) | 5.3 (2.3) |
BMI (kg/m2), mean (SD) | 25.2 (4.9) |
Underweight (< 18.5) | 12 (5.4) |
Normal or healthy weight (18.5–24.9) | 103 (46.6) |
Overweight (25.0–29.9) | 69 (31.2) |
Obese (≥ 30) | 37 (16.7) |
Previous any fractures | |
Yes | 94 (39.2) |
No | 146 (60.8) |
Previous hip fractures | |
Yes | 32 (13.3) |
No | 208 (86.7) |
Type of surgery at baseline | |
Sliding hip screw | 23 (9.6) |
Intramedullary nail | 87 (36.3) |
Internal fixation | 33 (13.8) |
Cemented Hemiarthroplasty | 64 (26.7) |
Uncemented Hemiarthroplasty | 30 (12.5) |
Total hip replacement | 3 (1.25) |
