Comparison of acute outcomes from elective total hip replacements and after fragility femoral neck fractures in nonagenarians

Table 5 Comparison of baseline comorbidities of patients who underwent emergency total hip replacements and elective total hip replacements

Comorbidity	Emergency THR group^aN = 35	Elective THR group^aN = 91	*p-value* ²
Hypertension [n (%)]	18 (51.4)	54 (59.3)	0.836
Myocardial infarction [n (%)]	0 (0.0)	9 (9.9)	0.110
Congestive heart failure [n (%)]	4 (11.4)	5 (5.5)	0.237
Stroke or TIA [n (%)]	6 (17.1)	7 (7.7)	0.098
Dementia [n (%)]	1 (2.9)	7 (7.7)	0.679
COPD [n (%)]	1 (2.9)	8 (8.8)	0.444
Connective tissue disease [n (%)]	1 (2.9)	7 (7.7)	0.679
Liver disease [n (%)]	0 (0.0)	1 (1.1)	1.000
Chronic kidney disease [n (%)]	4 (11.4)	20 (22.0)	0.307
Diabetes [n (%)]	1 (2.9)	10 (11.0)	0.285
Active malignancy [n (%)]	2 (5.7)	10 (11.0)	0.730
Malignancy in the last 20 years [n (%)]	3 (8.6)	16 (17.6)	0.396

Abbreviations: THR Total Hip Replacement, TIA Transient Ischaemic Attack, COPD Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder n number
^aFrequency (percentage)
²Fisher’s exact test

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