Comparison of hip fracture and intracranial injury*; values are number (%) unless otherwise stated
| Hip fracture (n=847) | Intracranial injury (n=78) | Significance (p value†) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| *There were no cases with both hip fracture and intracranial injury. | |||
| †Demographic and injury outcome differences between persons sustaining a hip fracture or intracranial injury were examined using χ2 tests for categorical data and t tests for continuous data. | |||
| ‡Three cases had data missing. | |||
| §One case had data missing. | |||
| Mean age (years) | 82.3 | 80.4 | 0.03 |
| Place of injury | |||
| Home | 417 (49.2) | 44 (56.4) | |
| Residential institution | 320 (37.8) | 14 (17.9) | 0.0004 |
| Other | 84 (9.9) | 13 (16.7) | |
| Unknown | 26 (3.1) | 7 (9.0) | |
| Mean injury severity score | 9.07 | 17.79 | 0.0000 |
| Procedures | |||
| Operations | 780 (92.4)‡ | 21 (26.9) | 0.0000 |
| Intensive care unit treatment | 21 (2.5)‡ | 28 (35.9) | 0.0000 |
| Outcomes | |||
| Death in hospital | 49 (5.8) | 19 (24.4) | 0.0000 |
| Transferred for further treatment | 176 (20.8) | 15 (19.2) | |
| Discharged | 621 (73.4)§ | 44 (56.4) | |
| Mean length of stay for survivors (days) | 17.85 | 15.14 | NS |