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Table 6 Patients at discharge and interview respondents: comparison of sex, age, and ASA

From: Patients with femoral or distal forearm fracture in Germany: a prospective observational study on health care situation and outcome

 

Femur

Distal Forearm

 

Discharge without interview participation afterwards

Discharge with interview participation afterwards

Discharge without interview participation afterwards

Discharge with interview participation afterwards

Number of patients

8,145

4,256

1,054

974

Number of patients Acute-care and rehab hospitals

Acute F: 2279/M: 651

Acute F: 624/M: 257

Acute F: 871/M: 183

Acute F: 784/M: 190

 

Rehab. F: 4074/M: 1141

Rehab. F: 2521/M: 854

  

Sex distribution (%) and Chi square

F: 6353 (78.0%)

F: 3145 (73.9%)

F: 871 (82.6%)

F: 784 (80.5%)

 

M: 1792 (22.0%)

M: 1111 (26.1%)

M: 183 (17.4%)

M: 190 (19.5%)

 

p < 0.0001

p = 0.21

Age in years mean (± SD) t-Test

F: 80.6 (± 9.4)

F: 75.7 (± 10.2)

F: 72.1 (± 12.7)

F: 66.4 (± 11.0)

 

M: 73.8 (± 13.0)

M: 70.2 (± 12.4)

M: 59.7 (± 15.7)

M: 59.1 (± 11.8)

 

p < 0.0001

p < 0.0001

p < 0.0001

p < 0.0001

Δ Age [95% CI] interview – discharge

F: Δ = -4.9 [-4.5 ; -5.3]

F: Δ = -5.7 [-4.6 ; -6.9]

 

M: Δ = -3.6 [-2.6 ; -4.6]

M: Δ = -0.6 [-3.5 ; +2.2]

ASA classification mean (± SD) t-Test

F: 2.44 (± 0.69)

F: 2.15 (± 0.69)

F: 2.10 (± 0.68)

F: 1.80 (± 0.70)

 

M: 2.44 (± 0.76)

M: 2.14 (± 0.79)

M: 1.78 (± 0.69)

M: 1.69 (± 0.72)

 

p = 0.89

p = 0.71

p < 0.0001

p = 0.056

Δ ASA [95% CI] interview – discharge

F: Δ = -0.29 [-0.26 ; -0.32]

F: Δ = -0.30 [-0.24 ; -0.37]

 

M: Δ = -0.30 [-0.24 ; -0.36]

M: Δ = -0.09 [-0.24 ; +0.05]