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Table 2 Relationship between quality of care criteria and 30 day mortality after admission with hip fracture.

From: Quality of care and 30 day mortality among patients with hip fractures: a nationwide cohort study

Criteria met

Proportion of patients who died

N (%)

Crude OR

(95% CI)

Adjusted OR*

(95% CI)

Model 1

Adjusted OR†

(95% CI)

Model 2

Assessment of nutritional risk within 2 days after admission

Yes

199/2204 (9.3)

0.82 (0.69 to 0.98)

0.93 (0.75 to 1.14)

0.98 (0.77 to 1.19)

No

434/4036 (10.8)

1.00 (reference)

1.00 (reference)

1.00 (reference)

Systematic pain assessment during mobilization

Yes

107/1886 (5.7)

0.58 (0.46 to 0.74)

0.66 (0.47 to 0.92)

0.72 (0.52 to 1.00)

No

228/2440 (9.3)

1.00 (reference)

1.00 (reference)

1.00 (reference)

Assessment of ADL before the fracture

Yes

331/4360 (7.6)

0.43 (0.36 to 0.51)

0.47 (0.33 to 0.66)

0.54 (0.39 to 0.76)

No

302/1881 (16.0)

1.00 (reference)

1.00 (reference)

1.00 (reference)

Assessment of ADL before discharge

Yes

227/4122 (5.5)

0.25 (0.21 to 0.30)

0.27 (0.20 to 0.36)

0.28 (0.21 to 0.37)

No

400/2107 (19.0)

1.00 (reference)

1.00 (reference)

1.00 (reference)

Initiation of treatment to prevent future osteoporotic fractures

Yes

157/2434 (6.5)

0.58 (0.47 to 0.71)

0.66 (0.49 to 0.88)

0.64 (0.48 to 0.85)

No

293/2742 (10.7)

1.00 (reference)

1.00 (reference)

1.00 (reference)

  1. * Adjusted for age, gender, comorbidity and living situation.
  2. † Adjusted for age, gender, comorbidity, living situation, type of fracture, fracture displacement status, ASA-score, delay until surgery and type of surgery.