Table 1 Demographic and clinical details for hospital episodes associated with in hospital hip fractures
Patients with in-hospital hip fracture* | Patients without in-hospital hip fracture | p | |
|---|---|---|---|
N (admissions) | 1127 | 1,989,784 | |
Age (years), SD (mean) | 81.52 (10.35) | 71.33 (16.76) | <0.001 |
Gender (male, %) | 482 (42.8) | 1,0614,39 (57.2) | <0.001 |
Admission from nursing home (%) | 64 (5.7) | 42987 (2.2) | <0.001 |
Length of stay (days), SD (mean) | 20.7(25.34) | 9.8 (11.20) | <0.001 |
Death during admission (%) | 314 (27.9) | 187535 (9.4) | <0.001 |
Discharge to rehabilitation hospital (%) | 116 (10.3) | 69544 (3.5) | <0.001 |
Cost of hospital admission (€), SD (mean) | 6927€ (5572) | 3730€ (2344) | <0.001 |
Charlson index > 2 (%) | 1080 (95.8) | 1,610,996 (81) | <0.001 |
Cancer (%) | 106 (9.4) | 198,277 (10.0) | 0.548 |
Metastasic cancer (%) | 30 (2.7) | 56783 (2.9) | 0.778 |
Chronic heart failure (%) | 248 (22.0) | 454,746 (22.9) | 0.522 |
Chronic cerebrovascular disease (%) | 110 (9.8) | 158,020 (7.9) | 0.025 |
Chronic pulmonary disease (%) | 253 (22.4) | 513,387 (25.8) | 0.012 |
Dementia (%) | 155 (13.8) | 116612 (5.9) | <0.001 |
Diabetes (%) | 275 (24.4) | 526,951 (26.5) | 0.114 |
Myocardial infarction (%) | 102 (9.1) | 188,634 (9.5) | 0.643 |
Chronic renal disease (%) | 94 (8.3) | 143,242 (7.2) | 0.147 |
Delirium (%) | 43 (3.8) | 36248 (1.8) | <0.001 |
Malnutrition (%) | 51 (4.5) | 29695 (1.5) | <0.001 |
Anemia (%) | 247 (21.9) | 305,865 (15.4) | <0.001 |