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Table 2 Psychosocial and frailty measures by hip fracture group

From: Depression following hip fracture is associated with increased physical frailty in older adults: the role of the cortisol: dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate ratio

Ā 

Depressed

Not Depressed

Ā 
Ā 

Mean (Standard Deviation) / Number (%)

p

Week 6: Numberā€‰=ā€‰101

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 

Number in group

38

(38)

63

(62)

Ā 

Geriatric Depression Scale

8.2

(2.47)

2.6

(1.53)

<.001

Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale Depression

9.1

(4.71)

3.4

(2.31)

<.001

Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale Anxiety

8.0

(4.55)

4.0

(3.71)

<.001

Oxford Hip Score

22.1

(9.33)

30.0

(8.04)

<.001

Mini Mental State Examination Score

24.4

(4.08)

24.7

(4.60)

.78

Hand Grip Mean (kg)

14.3

(6.20)

15.9

(6.69)

.25

Timed-Up-and-Go (seconds)

69.6

(47.03)

52.4

(30.31)

.04

Berg Balance Scale Score

17.6

(14.80)

27.4

(14.16)

.005

Month 6: Numberā€‰=ā€‰66

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 

Depressed

19

(29)

47

(71)

Ā 

Geriatric Depression Scale

7.0

(3.75)

3.1

(1.99)

<.001

Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale Depression

7.6

(4.21)

4.0

(2.57)

<.001

Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale Anxiety

7.0

(5.07)

3.5

(3.01)

.001

Oxford Hip Score

29.6

(8.97)

35.3

(8.14)

.02

Mini Mental State Examination

25.3

(3.89)

25.9

(3.59)

.51

Hand Grip Mean (kg)

14.2

(6.7)

16.3

(6.56)

.25

Timed-Up-and-Go (seconds)

50.8

(36.23)

34.4

(25.81)

.05

Berg Balance Scale Score

32.7

(13.4)

36.1

(12.71)

.37