Table 2: Patients' characteristics in the orthopedic cohort and the UPOG cohort.

Caractéristiques

Orthopedic cohort

(n = 255)

UPOG cohort

(n = 214)

p value

 

Age (years)

87.27 (5.92)

86.45 (6.00)

0.14

Female

192 (75.29)

166 (77.57)

0.56

Body mass index, kg/m2

22.49 (4.18)

21.75 (3.73)

0.06

FRACTURE

Cervical: 128 (50.2)

Pertrochanteric: 127 (49.8)

Cervical: 112 (52.34)

Pertrochanteric: 102 (47.66)

0.64

 

Walking immediately allowed

201 (79.45)

188 (87.85)

0.02

MEDICAL BACKGROUND

Congestive heart failure

25 (9.84)

18 (8.41)

0.59

High blood pressure

152 (59.84)

126 (58.88)

0.83

Diabetes

24 (9.45)

20 (9.35)

0.97

Stroke

38 (14.96)

20 (9.35)

0.06

Stroke with sequela hemiplegia

6 (2.37)

2 (0.93)

0.30

Myocardial infarction

38 (14.96)

23 (10.75)

0.18

Obliterating arterial disease of the lower limbs

11 (4.33)

18 (8.41)

0.07

Chronic liver disease

2 (0.79)

1 (0.47)

0.59

Peptic ulcer

7 (2.76)

12 (5.61)

0.12

Cancer

66 (25.98)

62 (28.97)

0.47

Cancer with metastasis

6 (2.39)

6 (2.8)

0.78

Repeated falls

78 (35.78)

27 (12.68)

< 0.001

Cognitive impairments

136 (61.26)

111 (57.22)

0.40

Dementia

93 (46.5)

78 (36.45)

0.04

Folstein’s MMSE score, /30

18.45 (7.46)

20.54 (7.17)

0.02

Chronic alcohol use

11 (4.33)

12 (5.61)

0.52

Chronic lung disease

17 (6.67)

16 (7.51)

0.72

Charlson index, /40

7.24 (2.47)

7.12 (2.20)

0.59

EVENTS DURING HOSPITALIZATION

Blood transfusion

55 (24.89)

66 (30.84)

0.16

Infection

37 (15.95)

27 (12.62)

0.31

BIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS

Creatinine, µmol/L

85.41 (39.19)

79.89 (47.78)

0.17

Creatinine clearance, ml/min (CG)

44.96 (18.85)

47.21 (18.66)

0.21

Hemoglobin on admission, g/dL

12.33 (1.66)

12.06 (1.79)

0.09

Platelets on admission, /mm3

240,160 (104,280)

232,600 (84,620)

0.36

Serum or plasma albumin, g/L

30.80 (3.87)

31.39 (3.80)

0.12

Vitamin D, nmol/L

52.68 (29.29)

59.81 (34.4)

0.03

TREATMENTS

Number of treatments on admission

4.40 (3.02)

5.29 (3.41)

0.003

Antihypertensive

152 (59.84)

128 (60.38)

0.95

Anti diabetic

17 (6.72)

18 (8.49)

0.47

Benzodiazepine

77 (30.56)

59 (27.83)

0.52

Antidepressant

67 (26.48)

64 (30.19)

0.38

Neuroleptic

11 (4.37)

9 (4.25)

0.95

Morphine

156 (61.18)

111 (52.11)

0.04

Anti platelet agent

95 (37.55)

64 (30.19)

0.09

Anticoagulant

39 (15.42)

36 (16.98)

0.65

FUNCTIONAL INDEPENDENCE

ADL on admission, /6

4.51 (1.79)

4.66 (1.73)

0.36

ADL 6/6 on admission

102 (45.54)

106 (53)

0.12

Parker on admission, /9

6.31 (2.74)

6.34 (2.79)

0.92

Parker 9/9 on admission

92 (42.01)

88 (44.09)

0.55

DISCHARGE FROM HOSPITAL

Rehabilitation: 183 (71.76)

Home: 33 (12.94)

Institution: 25 (9.8)

Rehabilitation: 138 (64.49)

Home: 48 (22.43)

Institution: 24 (11.21)

0.02

 

Data are mean +/- SD, median [25-75] interquartile, or number (percentage)