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Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics before and after matching

From: Relationship between potentially inappropriate medications and functional prognosis in elderly patients with distal radius fracture: a retrospective cohort study

Characteristics

All patients (n = 253)

Propensity-matched patients (n = 191)

PIMs use group (n = 107)

PIM non-use group (n = 146)

p

PIMs use group (n = 107)

PIMs non-use group (n = 84)

p

Age (year)

75.6 ± 8.6

72.8 ± 7.7

0.1141)

75.6 ± 8.6

73.4 ± 7.7

0.1121)

Sex, female

93 (86.6)

124 (85.3)

0.7182)

93 (86.6)

72 (81.6)

0.3952)

Fracture type, n (%)

  

0.0192)

  

0.1102)

 AO type A

10 (9.3)

3 (2.1)

 

10 (9.3)

2 (2.2)

 

 Type B

42 (39.3)

52 (35.6)

 

42 (39.3)

40 (46.0)

 

 Type C

55 (51.4)

91 (62.3)

 

55 (51.4)

42 (48.3)

 

BMI (kg/m2)

22.4 ± 3.7

22.2 ± 3.8

0.8421)

22.4 ± 3.7

22.2 ± 3.6

0.5611)

Serum albumin (g/dl)

4.03 ± 0.44

4.09 ± 0.32

< 0.0011)

4.03 ± 0.44

4.07 ± 0.32

0.3261)

BMD (g/cm2)

0.89 ± 0.15

0.89 ± 0.15

0.9211)

0.89 ± 0.15

0.89 ± 0.14

0.4761)

CCI

0.57 ± 0.70

0.57 ± 0.70

< 0.0011)

0.57 ± 0.70

0.30 ± 0.57

0.011)

Total number of drugs administered on admission

5.45 ± 2.72

5.45 ± 2.72

0.1781)

5.45 ± 2.72

3.41 ± 2.62

< 0.0011)

Use of drugs for osteoporosis, n (%)

20 (18.7)

22 (15.1)

0.4442)

20 (18.7)

12 (14.3)

0.4182)

Length of hospital stay

2.29 ± 2.06

1.76 ± 0.89

0.0061)

2.29 ± 2.06

1.83 ± 0.91

0.0611)

BI score

 Admission

77.2 ± 7.89

77.8 ± 6.08

0.0591)

77.2 ± 7.89

77.3 ± 6.41

0.7201)

 1 year after surgery

85.3 ± 9.03

87.4 ± 8.29

0.7471)

85.3 ± 9.03

87.3 ± 8.75

0.1171)

BI gain

9.66 ± 5.80

8.04 ± 4.94

0.1831)

9.66 ± 5.80

10.0 ± 5.60

0.0061)

Mayo wrist score

 1 year after surgery

83.1 ± 6.72

84.7 ± 6.40

0.0601)

83.1 ± 6.72

84.7 ± 6.40

0.1321)

Subsequent falls, n (%)

24 (22.4)

13 (8.9)

0.0032)

24 (22.4)

7 (8.0)

0.0092)

  1. Values are presented as mean ± standard, deviation or number (%), or median (interquartile range)
  2. PIMs potentially inappropriate medications, BMI body mass index, BMD body mineral density, CCI Charlson Comorbidity Index, BI Barthel Index
  3. 1)Student t test
  4. 2)Chi-squared test