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Table 3 Baseline characteristics of hip fracture patients over 80 years old in matched cohorts

From: Preoperative moderate to severe anemia is associated with increased postoperative major adverse cardiac and cerebral events and pulmonary complications: a propensity score-matched analysis in hip fracture surgery patients over 80 years old

 

Hemoglobin (g/dl)

P value

 < 11 (n = 265)

 ≥ 11 (n = 265)

Age, years

84.9 (3.7)

85.1 (3.7)

0.251

ASA physical status

 II

153 (57.7)

148 (55.8)

0.661

 III

112 (42.3)

117 (44.2)

 

Female sex

78 (29.4)

74 (27.9)

0.701

Preoperative days

4 [3,5]

4 [3,5]

0.972

COPD

84 (31.7)

75 (28.3)

0.394

Hypertension

150 (56.6)

157 (59.2)

0.538

Diabetes

48 (18.1)

51 (19.2)

0.738

CAD

17 (6.4)

18 (6.8)

0.861

Heart failure

3 (1.1)

2 (0.8)

 > 0.999

Atrial fibrillation

3 (1.1)

3 (1.1)

 > 0.999

Stroke

41 (15.5)

34 (12.8)

0.383

Cancer

16 (6.0)

15 (5.7)

0.853

Dementia

5 (1.9)

6 (2.3)

0.761

Depression

0 (0)

2 (0.8)

0.499

Parkinson

7 (2.6)

8 (3.0)

0.793

Pneumonia

6 (2.3)

3 (1.1)

0.504

Lung function

 No to mild lung function decline

177 (66.8)

169 (63.8)

0.173

 Moderate lung function decline

42 (15.8)

58 (21.9)

 

 Severe lung function decline

46 (17.4)

38 (14.3)

 

Diagnosis

 Femoral neck fracture

148 (55.8)

161 (60.8)

0.645

 Intertrochanteric fracture

114 (43.0)

100 (37.7)

 

 Subtrochanteric fracture

1 (0.4)

1 (0.4)

 

 Other

2 (0.8)

3 (1.1)

 

Anesthesia technique

 With nerve block

123 (46.4)

112 (42.3)

0.355

 Without nerve block

90 (34.0)

106 (40.0)

 

 Epidural anesthesia

52 (19.6)

47 (17.7)

 

Surgery type

 Internal fixation

116 (43.8)

109 (41.4)

0.612

 Hemiarthroplasty

118 (44.5)

129 (48.7)

 

 Arthroplasty

31 (11.7)

27 (10.2)

 

Duration of anesthesia, min

165 [136,207]

165 [135,200]

0.980

Duration of surgery, min

55 [40,65]

55 [40,65]

0.559

  1. Abbreviations: COPD Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, CAD Coronary artery disease