From: Secular reduction of excess mortality in hip fracture patients >85 years
 | 1978/79 | 1988/89 | 1996/97 | p-value* |
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Included, n | 1937 | 2619 | 1254 | Â |
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 |
50-64Â years, n (%) | 254 (13.1) | 170 (6.5) | 60 (4.8) | Â |
65-84Â years, n (%) | 1322 (68.2) | 1606 (61.3) | 719 (57.3) | Â |
≥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) |  |