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Table 1 Characteristics of the included patients of the different cohorts

From: Secular reduction of excess mortality in hip fracture patients >85 years

 

1978/79

1988/89

1996/97

p-value*

Included, n

1937

2619

1254

 

Men, n (%)

215 (21.5)

546 (20.8)

279 (22.2)

0.597

Mean age at time of fracture, men (95% CI)

74.2 (73.3 – 75.2)

76.6 (75.9 – 77.4)

79.5 (78.4 – 80.6)

<0.001

Mean age at time of fracture, women (95% CI)

76.8 (76.4 – 77.3)

80.2 (79.8 – 80.6)

81.4 (80.9 – 82.0)

<0.001

50-64 years, n (%)

254 (13.1)

170 (6.5)

60 (4.8)

 

65-84 years, n (%)

1322 (68.2)

1606 (61.3)

719 (57.3)

 

≥85 years, n (%)

361 (18.6)

843 (32.2)

475 (37.9)

 

Intertrochanteric fractures, n (%)

751 (38.8)

1085 (41.4)

563 (44.9)

0.003

Median follow up time, years (range)

4.9 (0–30.0)

3.37 (0–20.0)

3.63 (0–11.7)

 
  1. * p-value for differences between the cohorts.