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Table 3 Comparison of the treatment outcomes for hip fracture with and without low muscle mass

From: Low muscle mass affect hip fracture treatment outcomes in older individuals: a single-institution case-control study

 

Low muscle mass (N = 231)

Without low muscle mass (N = 106)

P-value

Stays at acute care institutions (days)

28.8 ± 18.6

28.3 ± 14.3

0.811

Hospital mortality (N, %)

4, 1.7%

0, 0%

0.173

Barthel index (at discharge)

48.9 ± 32.4

61.7 ± 31.0

< 0.001

Home discharge (N, %)

111, 48.1%

64,60.4%

0.035

  1. Values are presented as mean ± standard deviation