Table 1 Characteristics of the study population (n = 2208)
From: Impact of rehabilitation on mortality and readmissions after surgery for hip fracture
|  | Hospital rehabilitation (N = 519) | IRF rehabilitation (N = 907) | No rehabilitation (N = 782) | p-value | Significant post-hoc comparisons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age, mean (SD) | 83.8 (7.3) | 83.7 (7.1) | 84.5 (7.8) | 0.055* | Â |
N. comorbidities, mean (SD) | 3.4 (2.0) | 2.1 (2.1) | 2.2 (2.0) | < 0.001* | hosp>IRF, no rehab |
Length of stay, days (SD) | 35.2 (18.2) | 34.2 (13.6) | 11.5 (7.2) | < 0.001* | hosp, IRF > no rehab |
Sex, male, n (%) | 134 (25.8) | 211 (23.3) | 186 (23.8) | 0.542 | Â |
Myocardial infarction, n (%) | 46 (7.1) | 119 (5.1) | 36 (4.6) | 0.122 | Â |
Heart failure, n (%) | 151 (29.1) | 160 (17.6) | 132 (16.9) | < 0.001 | hosp>IRF, no rehab |
Peripheral vascular dis., n (%) | 185 (36.6) | 216 (23.8) | 148 (18.9) | < 0.001 | hosp>IRF > no rehab |
Cerebrovascular dis., n (%) | 102 (19.7) | 79 (8.7) | 127 (16.2) | < 0.001 | hosp, no rehab>IRF |
Dementia, n (%) | 112 (21.6) | 113 (12.5) | 170 (21.7) | < 0.001 | hosp, no rehab>IRF |
Hypertension, n (%) | 28 (5.4) | 74 (8.2) | 50 (6.4) | 0.111 | Â |
Neurological disease, n (%) | 219 (42.2) | 51 (5.6) | 76 (9.7) | < 0.001 | hosp>no rehab>IRF |
Renal disease, n (%) | 76 (14.6) | 72 (7.9) | 69 (8.8) | < 0.001 | hosp>IRF, no rehab |
Domiciliary care, n (%) | 151 (29.1) | 226 (24.9) | 253 (32.3) | 0.003 | no rehab>IRF |
Intervention > 2 days, n (%) | 133 (25.6) | 226 (24.9) | 155 (19.8) | 0.017 | hosp, IRF > no rehab |
Hip fracture reduction, n (%) | 272 (52.4) | 482 (52.1) | 461 (58.9) | 0.022 | Â |
Polytrauma, n (%) | 34 (6.6) | 59 (6.5) | 53 (6.8) | 0.973 | Â |
Open fracture, n (%) | 6 (1.2) | 70 (7.7) | 45 (5.8) | < 0.001 | No rehab, IRF > hosp |
Died, n (%) | 60 (11.6) | 140 (15.4) | 163 (20.8) | < 0.001 | No rehab>hosp, IRF |
Hospital readmission within 6Â months, all causes, n(%)a | 165 (32.8) | 211 (24.3) | 185 (25.1) | 0.001 | hosp>IRF, no rehab |
Hospital readmission within 6Â months, orthopedic, n(%)a | 16 (3.2) | 24 (2.8) | 30 (4.1) | 0.337 | Â |