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Table 1 Characteristics of total patients

From: Risk factors related to perioperative systemic complications and mortality in elderly patients with osteoporotic vertebral fractures—analysis of a large national inpatient database

 

Total patient

(N = 2446)

Age (years)

77.4

(5.9)

BMI (kg/m2)

22.2

(3.7)

Smoking index

1011

(2889)

Admission type

 Scheduled

1379

(56.4%)

 Unscheduled

1067

(43.6%)

Emergency transport

 Yes

400

(16.3%)

 No

2046

(83.7%)

Hospital type

 Academic

131

(5.4%)

 Non-academic

2315

(94.6%)

ADL score for admission (points)

10.5

(7.6)

Preoperative comorbidities

 Diabetes mellitus

354

(14.5%)

 Cardiovascular disease

136

(5.6%)

 Cardiac failure

76

(3.1%)

 Atrial fibrillation

63

(2.6%)

 Hypertension

691

(28.3%)

 Cerebrovascular disease

34

(1.4%)

 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

11

(0.5%)

 Pneumonia

7

(0.3%)

 Renal failure

49

(2.0%)

 Hepatic failure

61

(2.5%)

 Gastric ulcer and hemorrhage

90

(3.7%)

 Malignancy

90

(3.7%)

 Rheumatoid arthritis

102

(4.2%)

 Dementia

49

(2.0%)

 Depression

82

(3.4%)

 Schizophrenia

46

(1.9%)

  1. Continuous data are presented as the mean (standard division). Categorical data were presented as n (%)
  2. BMI body mass index, ADL activity of daily living