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Table 3 Comparing COVID-19-positive vs COVID-19-negative patients in group C

From: The impact of COVID-19 on the management and outcomes of patients with proximal femoral fractures: a multi-centre study of 580 patients

Variable

COVID-19 positive (n = 34)

COVID-19 negative (n = 242)

p value

Age, years, mean (SD)

85.0 (7.7)

80.8 (11.5)

0.043

Gender %, M:F

41.2:58.8

36.5:63.5

0.598

ASA, n (%)

 1

0

4 (1.7)

0.449

 2

6 (17.7)

67 (27.7)

0.209

 3

18 (52.9)

122 (50.4)

0.800

 4

10 (29.4)

48 (19.8)

0.182

 5

1 (2.9)

0

0.707

CCI, mean (SD)

5.4 (1.4)

5.2 (2.2)

0.355

NHFS, mean (SD)

5.8 (1.5)

4.8 (1.7)

0.001

Time to surgery, h, mean (SD)

54.8 (60.1)

42.1 (29.2)

0.423

Length of stay, days, mean (SD)

17.6 (8.9)

14.7 (10.8)

0.014

Mortality, n (%)

13 (38.2)

14 (5.8)

< 0.001

  1. SD standard deviation, ASA American Society for Anaesthesiology, M male, F female, CCI Charlson Comorbidity Index, NHFS Nottingham Hip Fracture Score