Table 2 Sample characteristics of HF incidents for patients hospitalized in Oslo between 2008 and 2013

Rehabilitation outside institution (vs. in institution) ^b

55.2 %

33.1 %

Male (vs. female)

21.6 %

19.8 %

Age (years)

81.0

(9.0)

86.0

(7.9)

One or more comorbidities (vs. none)

12.3 %

14.5 %

HF diagnosis:

  Fracture of neck of femur

52.5 %

47.1 %

  Pertrochanteric fracture

36.1 %

40.7 %

  Subtrochanteric fracture

4.8 %

5.8 %

  Other ^c

6.6 %

6.4 %

P-ADL dependency: ^d

  Low dependency

21.4 %

9.9 %

  High dependency

40.5 %

45.9 %

  Not assessed

38.2 %

44.2 %

I-ADL dependency: ^d

  Low dependency

8.4 %

2.9 %

  High dependency

53.0 %

50.0 %

  Not assessed

38.6 %

47.1 %

Help with social participation: ^d

  Low dependency

30.0 %

15.1 %

  High dependency

5.5 %

9.3 %

  Not assessed

64.5 %

75.6 %

Help with memory: ^d

  Low dependency

29.1 %

11.6 %

  High dependency

6.8 %

19.2 %

  Not assessed

64.1 %

69.2 %

  LOS (days) ^e

11.2

(5.2)

12.0

(5.7)

  Healthcare use index score ^f

1.2

(0.6)

1.6

(0.9)

Education: ^g

  Primary education

35.0 %

32.6 %

  Secondary education

49.1 %

49.4 %

  Tertiary education

15.9 %

18.0 %

Income (in NOK): ^h

  100,000-199,999

27.3 %

26.2 %

  200,000-299,999

38.6 %

37.8 %

  300,000-399,999

20.5 %

23.3 %

  400,000+

13.6 %

12.8 %

Wealth (in NOK): ^h

  ≤ 0

0.2 %

0.6 %

  1-199,999

15.7 %

16.9 %

  200,000-499,999

17.5 %

19.8 %

  500,000-999,999

31.4 %

23.3 %

  1,000,000+

35.2 %

39.5 %