Table 2 Characteristics of study cohort at index visit for a non-hip fracture according to frailty levels
Characteristics | Robust ERA ≤ −1 | Well ERA [0:3] | Well/ comorbidities ERA [4:8] | Pre-frail ERA [9:15] | Frail ERA ≥ 16 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N (%) | 9345 (5.2) | 73,400 (41.2) | 45,984 (25.8) | 25,322 (14.2) | 24,253 (13.6) | 178,304 |
Sexe, % | ||||||
 Women | 69.6 | 75.6 | 75.0 | 72.0 | 72.0 | 74.2 |
 Men | 30.4 | 24.4 | 25.0 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 25.8 |
Age (Individual ERA index components), mean (SD) | ||||||
  65 and over | 66.9 (1.4) | 72.7 (5.4) | 78.3 (7.4) | 77.9 (8.1) | 79.7 (7.7) | 75.5 (7.5) |
Number of comorbidities, % | ||||||
 0–1 | 85.3 | 69.8 | 43.0 | 18.5 | 4.0 | 47.5 |
 2–4 | 14.6 | 29.0 | 49.8 | 57.2 | 37.3 | 38.8 |
  ≥ 5 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 7.2 | 24.2 | 58.7 | 13.8 |
Social deprivation index, % (Individual ERA index components) | ||||||
 1 (more fortunate) | 46.7 | 14.9 | 9.8 | 12.7 | 10.5 | 14.3 |
 2 | 53.3 | 17.3 | 11.8 | 15.5 | 13.1 | 17.0 |
 3 | 0.0 | 25.2 | 16.2 | 18.6 | 18.5 | 19.7 |
 4 | 0.0 | 20.9 | 29.0 | 24.3 | 25.9 | 23.0 |
 5 (less fortunate) | 0.0 | 21.8 | 33.2 | 29.0 | 32.1 | 26.0 |
Material deprivation index, % | ||||||
 1 (more fortunate) | 17.9 | 19.1 | 19.0 | 17.6 | 15.8 | 18.3 |
 2 | 18.5 | 18.4 | 18.4 | 17.8 | 17.8 | 18.2 |
 3 | 19.4 | 20.1 | 19.7 | 20.3 | 20.5 | 20.1 |
 4 | 20.8 | 21.1 | 21.9 | 21.5 | 22.1 | 21.5 |
 5 (less fortunate) | 23.5 | 21.3 | 21.0 | 22.8 | 23.8 | 21.9 |
Site of fracture, % | ||||||
 Lower limbs | 43.7 | 37.1 | 33.9 | 35.0 | 32.3 | 35.7 |
 Upper limbs | 49.9 | 55.4 | 55.6 | 52.1 | 51.2 | 54.1 |
 Pelvis | 1.8 | 2.6 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 5.9 | 3.6 |
 Spine | 4.6 | 4.9 | 6.6 | 8.2 | 10.6 | 6.6 |
Area of residence, % | ||||||
 1 (Montreal CMA) | 37.0 | 44.5 | 46.8 | 42.9 | 41.6 | 44.1 |
 2 (Other CMAs) | 16.9 | 18.5 | 19.6 | 18.9 | 19.7 | 18.9 |
 3 (agglomerations) | 11.2 | 13.5 | 14.8 | 15.6 | 17.5 | 14.6 |
 4 (rural areas) | 34.9 | 23.5 | 18.9 | 22.6 | 21.2 | 22.5 |
Physical and cognitive ERA, % (Individual ERA index components) | ||||||
 Diabetes | 0.0 | 8.6 | 22.3 | 23.6 | 34.5 | 17.3 |
 CAD/MI/CHF | 0.0 | 4.4 | 34.0 | 47.1 | 75.0 | 27.5 |
 Stroke | 0.0 | 1.1 | 6.8 | 13.6 | 25.1 | 7.5 |
 COPD | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10.4 | 26.5 | 51.3 | 13.4 |
 Cancer | 0.0 | 9.7 | 13.7 | 19.6 | 22.1 | 13.3 |
 Dementia | 0.0 | 0.2 | 3.8 | 7.0 | 14.8 | 4.1 |