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Table 2 Baseline characteristics of 63 hip fracture patients according to ambulation time

From: Handgrip strength: a reliable predictor of postoperative early ambulation capacity for the elderly with hip fracture

 

All (n = 63)

Early ambulation (n = 19)

Late ambulation (n = 44)

Age, years

 Mean ± SD

81 ± 8.9

78 ± 9.5

83 ± 8.4

 (Range)

(62–98)

(62–92)

(63–98)

Gender

 Male, n (%)

30 (48)

8 (42)

22 (50)

 Female, n (%)

33 (52)

11(58)

22 (50)

Injured side

 Left, n (%)

31 (49)

19(47)

22 (50)

 Right, n (%)

32 (51)

10(53)

22 (50)

Classification

 ITF, n (%)

31 (49)

8(42)

23 (52)

 FNF, n (%)

32 (51)

11(58)

21 (48)

Operation

 ORIF

38 (60)

9 (47)

29 (66)

 Hemiarthroplasty

25 (40)

10 (53)

15 (34)

Hospital stay

8.5 ± 4.67

(2–25)

7.3 ± 4.86

(3–25)

9.2 ± 4.47

(2–22)

Hand grip strength

 Mean ± SD

17 ± 6.6

21 ± 6.5

15 ± 5.9

 (Range)

(2–32)

(8–32)

(2–26)

BMI

 Mean ± SD

23.2 ± 3.82

23.6 ± 4.72

23.0 ± 3.44

 (Range)

(16.6–32.5)

(16.8–32.5)

(16.6–32.4)

  1. ITF Intertrochanteric fracture, FNF Femoral neck fracture, ORIF Open reduction and internal fixation, BMI Body mass index