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Table 1 demographic characteristics of Pre-O and Post-O groups

From: Haemoglobin and transfusions in elderly patients with hip fractures: the effect of a dedicated orthogeriatrician

 

Pre-orthogeriatrician

Post-orthogeriatrician

P value

Number of patients

296

324

 

Mean age (SD; range)

84.1 (SD 7.02; 63–98)

83.6 (SD 7.64; 53–99)

0.4

Sex

71 M; 225 F

70 M; 254 F

 

Cephalomedullary nail

198 (66.89%)

210 (64.81%)

0.56

HHA

90 (30.41%)

97 (29.95%)

0.9

THA

8 (2.70%)

17 (5.24%)

0.1

Length of hospital stay (mean days; SD; range)

11.84 (4.34; 5 to 45)

12.29 (4.49; 5 to 39)

0.2

Comorbidities

 Diabetes

59 (19.93%)

73 (22.53%)

0.4

 Hypertension

193 (65.2%)

213 (65.74%)

0.9

 Atrial fibrillation

51 (17.23%)

61 (20.61%)

0.3

 Heart failure

37 (12.5%)

20 (6.17%)

0.007 *

 Myocardial infarction

21 (7.09%)

28 (8.64%)

0.5

 Hypercholesterolaemia

33 (11.15%)

47 (14.51%)

0.2

 Depression

14 (4.73%)

21 (6.48%)

0.3

 TIA

29 (9.79%)

32 (9.87%)

0.9

 COPD

30 (10.13%)

26 (8.02%)

0.4

 CKD

25 (8.45%)

34 (10.49%)

0.4

 Dementia

36 (12.16%)

39 (12.03%)

0.9

 Alzheimer

11 (3.72%)

6 (1.85%)

0.2

 Parkinson

12 (4.05%)

18 (5.55%)

0.4