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Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of pelvic fragility factures patients received the treatment of normal screw fixation (Control) or combined with bone cement reinforcement (Observation)

From: Bone cement reinforcement improves the therapeutic effects of screws in elderly patients with pelvic fragility factures

Characteristics

Study group

p value

Control (n = 51)

Observation (n = 50)

Age (years)

69 (66, 76)

70.5 (65, 76.25)

0.806

Body mass index (kg/m2)

23.64 (21, 27.65)

23.07 (20.73, 26.15)

0.372

Course of disease (days)

10 (7, 13)

11.5 (7, 14.25)

0.676

Gender

Male

19 (37.3%)

23 (46%)

0.423

Female

32 (62.7%)

27 (54%)

Cause of injury

Sitting fall

19 (37.3%)

22 (44%)

0.524

Standing fall

27 (52.9%)

21 (42%)

Traffic accident

5 (9.8%)

7 (14%)

FFP classification

II

24 (47.1%)

21 (42%)

0.497

III

18 (35.3%)

23 (46%)

IV

9 (17.6%)

6 (12%)

Diabetes mellitus

Yes

16 (31.4%)

13 (26%)

0.661

No

35 (68.6%)

37 (74%)

Hypertension

Yes

21 (41.2%)

24 (48%)

0.551

No

30 (58.8%)

26 (52%)

  1. The data are presented as n (percentage) or median (interquartile range). The comparisons of data were done by Mann-Whitney test or Fisher’s exact test or Chi-square test. FFP: Fragility fractures of the pelvis