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Table 2 Unadjusted mean change in HUI-2 utility score 3 years following fracture compared to pre-fracture level

From: Loss of health related quality of life following low-trauma fractures in the elderly

 

Home care (HC)

Long-term care (LTC)

HC minus LTC

Mean change

SD

Mean change

SD

Difference

P value

Hip

−0.109*

0.209

−0.113*

0.146

0.004

0.679

Wrist

−0.095*

0.183

−0.099*

0.146

0.004

0.783

Vertebral

−0.104*

0.198

−0.114*

0.120

0.010

0.655

Humerus

−0.133*

0.182

−0.097*

0.139

−0.036

0.078

Other

−0.089*

0.184

−0.098*

0.140

0.009

0.343

Multiple

−0.103*

0.190

−0.103*

0.148

0.000

1.000

  1. HC home care, LTC long-term care, HUI-2 Health Utility Index Version 2, SD Standard Deviation
  2. *All differences statistically different than zero, p < 0.001