Table 2 Baseline characteristics
Characteristics | Acute geriatric ward (number = 163) | Orthopedic ward (number = 166) |
|---|---|---|
Age, median (range) | 84 (55 to 99) | 85 (46 to 101) |
Male (%) | 42 (26) | 38 (23) |
IQCODE >3.44 (%)a | 93 (58) | 91 (58) |
Dementia, expert opinion (%)b | 80 (49) | 82 (49) |
BADL, median (IQR)c | 18 (13 to 20) | 18 (15 to 20) |
NEADL, median (IQR)d | 28 (9 to 52) | 30.5 (12 to 52) |
APACHE II score, mean (SD) | 9.5 (2.8) | 9.3 (2.7) |
CCI, median (IQR) | 1 (0 to 2) | 1 (0 to 2) |
Number of medications used regularly, median (IQR) | 5 (2 to 7) | 4 (2 to 6) |
BMI, mean (SD)e | 24.4 (4) | 24.4 (4.6) |
Living in an institution (%) | 52 (32) | 50 (30) |
Type of fracture (%): | Â | Â |
- Femoral neck | 98 (60) | 97 (58) |
- Intertrochanteric | 64 (39) | 67 (40) |
- Subtrochanteric | 1 (1) | 2 (1) |
Type of surgery (%): | Â | Â |
- Hemiarthroplasty | 74 (45) | 71 (43) |
- Osteosynthesis | 88 (54) | 91 (55) |
- Total hip replacement | 0 (0) | 1(1) |
- Girdlestone | 1 (1) | 0 (0) |
- Not operated | 0 (0) | 3 (2) |
Type of anesthesia (%) | Â | Â |
- General | 8 (5) | 14 (9) |
- Spinal | 147 (94) | 143 (91) |
- Epidural | 2 (1) | 0 (0) |
Injury occurred indoors (%) | 136 (84) | 139 (84) |