Table 1 Baseline characteristics of hip fracture among young adults in Taiwan
Total N = 4,523 | Male N = 3,439 | Female N = 1,084 | P a | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age, mean ± SD (years) | 31.03 ± 5.93 | 31.19 ± 5.85 | 30.53 ± 6.17 | <0.0001 | |
Year, N (%) | 2001 | 585 (12.93) | 430 (12.50) | 155 (14.30) | 0.0344 |
2002 | 553 (12.23) | 415 (12.07) | 138 (12.73) | ||
2003 | 551 (12.18) | 433 (12.59) | 118 (10.89) | ||
2004 | 589 (13.02) | 456 (13.26) | 133 (12.27) | ||
2005 | 611 (13.51) | 462 (13.43) | 149 (13.75) | ||
2006 | 563 (12.45) | 438 (12.74) | 125 (11.53) | ||
2007 | 537 (11.87) | 383 (11.14) | 154 (14.21) | ||
2008 | 534 (11.81) | 422 (12.27) | 112 (10.33) | ||
Hip fracture, N (%) | Trochanteric | 1931 (42.69) | 1580 (45.94) | 351 (32.38) | <0.0001 |
Cervical | 2592 (57.31) | 1859 (54.06) | 733 (67.62) | ||
Operation, N (%) | Internal fixation | 4363 (96.46) | 3313 (96.34) | 1050 (96.86) | 0.4125 |
Hemiarthroplasty | 160 (3.54) | 126 (3.66) | 34 (3.14) | ||
Charlson score, N (%) | 0 | 4110 (90.87) | 3103 (90.23) | 1007 (92.9) | 0.0267 |
1 | 267 (5.90) | 219 (6.37) | 48 (4.43) | ||
≥2 | 146 (3.23) | 117 (3.40) | 29 (2.68) | ||
Any comorbidity, N (%) | |||||
Hypertension | 116 (2.56) | 102 (2.96) | 14 (1.28) | 0.0024 | |
Diabetes mellitus | 102 (2.26) | 85 (2.48) | 17 (1.56) | 0.0807 | |
Heart disease | 50 (1.11) | 38 (1.11) | 12 (1.10) | 0.9955 | |
Chronic pulmonary disease | 58 (1.28) | 47 (1.37) | 11 (1.01) | 0.3692 | |
Chronic liver disease | 181 (4.00) | 165 (4.81) | 15 (1.37) | <.0001 | |
Chronic renal disease | 45 (1.00) | 30 (0.88) | 15 (1.37) | 0.1390 | |
Cerebrovascular disease | 44 (0.98) | 34 (1.00) | 10 (0.92) | 0.0807 | |
Cancer | 102 (2.26) | 57 (1.65) | 46 (4.22) | <.0001 |