Table 1.
Characteristics of Nursing Home Residents With a Hip Fracture Between 1999 and 2006, According to Sex
| Pre-fracture characteristics (%) | Total (N = 195) | Men (N = 42) | Women (N = 153) |
| Age* (y) | 88.9 ± 6.2 | 88.1 ± 7.2 | 89.1 ± 5.9 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2)* | 25.3 ± 5.3 | 25.3 ± 4.7 | 25.3 ± 5.5 |
| Cognitive status | |||
| Normal | 15.8 | 14.6 | 16.1 |
| Mild-moderate impairment | 65.3 | 70.7 | 63.8 |
| Severe impairment | 19.0 | 14.6 | 20.1 |
| Functional status | |||
| High | 23.7 | 31.7 | 21.5 |
| Moderate | 50.5 | 51.2 | 50.3 |
| Low | 25.8 | 17.1 | 28.2 |
| Comorbidities | |||
| Anemia | 21.3 | 25.6 | 20.1 |
| Arrhythmia | 12.0 | 17.1 | 10.6 |
| Cancer | 11.2 | 20.5 | 8.7 |
| Congestive heart failure | 12.0 | 17.1 | 10.7 |
| Coronary artery disease | 25.5 | 35.9 | 22.8 |
| Diabetes | 18.1 | 18.0 | 18.1 |
| Emphysema | 6.9 | 7.7 | 6.7 |
| Fracture characteristics (%) | Total (n = 192)† | Men (n = 41) | Women (n = 151) |
| Anatomic location | 43.8 | 56.1 | 40.4 |
| Femoral neck | 54.7 | 39.0 | 58.9 |
| Intertrochanteric | 1.6 | 4.9 | 0.7 |
| Other | |||
| Type of repair (%) | Total (n = 194)‡ | Men (n = 42) | Women (n = 152) |
| Internal fixation | 65.0 | 56.1 | 67.3 |
| Arthroplasty | 25.8 | 29.3 | 24.8 |
| Immobilization/nonsurgical | 9.3 | 14.6 | 7.9 |
| Length of hospital stay (%) | Total (n = 189)§ | Men (n = 40) | Women (n = 149) |
| No hospitalization | 8.5 | 10.0 | 8.1 |
| 1–2 nights | 9.0 | 5.0 | 10.1 |
| 3–6 nights | 66.7 | 60.0 | 68.5 |
| ≥7 nights | 15.9 | 25.0 | 13.4 |
| Hospital complications (%) | Total (n = 189)§ | Men (n = 40) | Women (n = 149) |
| Infection | 26.8 | 30.0 | 26.0 |
| Delirium | 19.0 | 30.0 | 16.0 |
| Congestive heart failure | 10.6 | 12.5 | 10.1 |
| Acute myocardial infarction | 3.7 | 7.7 | 2.7 |
| 6-month complications (%) | Total (n = 190)| | Men (n = 41) | Women (n = 149) |
| Delirium | 34.2 | 48.8 | 30.2 |
| Urinary tract infection | 32.6 | 19.5 | 36.2 |
| Pressure ulcer | 26.3 | 31.7 | 24.8 |
| Pneumonia | 20.5 | 19.5 | 20.8 |
Notes: *Mean ± standard deviation.
†
Excludes 3 participants with confirmed hip fracture of unknown type.
‡
Excludes 1 participant with surgical hip fracture repair of unknown type.
§
Excludes 6 participants without discharge summaries. Nonhospitalized participants were considered to have no hospital complications.
|
Excludes 4 participants who died during hospitalization and 1 participant who transferred facilities.