Research Article
Delayed Presentation of Patients with Hip Fractures during the COVID-19 “Stay-at-Home” Order in the Southmost Region of the United States
Table 2
Categorical clinical characteristics of patients.
| | Variable n (column %) | All | 2019 | 2020 | -value |
| | Mode of injury | 0.419 | | Fall | 71 (93.4) | 38 (92.7) | 33 (94.3) | | MVC | 3 (4.0) | 2 (4.9) | 1 (2.9) | | Other | 2 (2.6) | 1 (2.4) | 1 (2.9) |
| | Type of injury | <0.001 | | D-femoral neck | 15 (19.7) | 10 (24.4) | 5 (14.3) | | D-Inter. | 22 (28.9) | 18 (43.9) | 5 (11.4) | | ND-femoral neck | 12 (15.8) | 4 (9.8) | 8 (22.9) | | ND-Inter. | 27 (35.5) | 9 (21.9) | 18 (51.4) |
| | Arrived at | 0.412 | | ER | 69 (90.8) | 38 (88.6) | 31 (90.8) | | Clinic | 7 (9.2) | 3 (7.3) | 4 (11.4) |
| | Payer | 0.0336 | | Medicare | 56 (73.7) | 32 (78.1) | 24 (68.6) | | Medicaid | 4 (5.3) | 3 (7.3) | 1 (2.9) | | Private/other | 13 (17.1) | 5 (12.2) | 8 (22.8) | | Self-paid | 3 (3.9) | 1 (2.4) | 2 (5.7) |
| | Disposition | 0.013 | | Rehabilitation | 43 (56.6) | 19 (46.3) | 24 (68.6) | | Skilled nursing | 16 (21.1) | 12 (29.3) | 4 (11.4) | | Home/self-care | 15 (19.7) | 9 (21.9) | 6 (17.1) | | Other | 1 (1.3) | 1 (2.4) | 0 (0) | | Died | 1 (1.3) | 0 (0) | 1 (2.9) |
| | Postsurgical complications | 0.728 | | None noted | 63 (82.9) | 34 (83.0) | 28 (80.0) | | Respiratory complications | 5 (6.6) | 3 (7.3) | 2 (5.7) | | Cardiac complications | 3 (3.9) | 1 (2.4) | 2 (5.7) | | Anemia | 3 (3.9) | 1 (2.4) | 2 (5.7) | | Stroke | 1 (1.3) | 1 (2.4) | 0 | | UTI | 1 (1.3) | 1 (2.4) | 0 |
| | Mortality at 6 months | 0.332 | | Died | 6 (7.9) | 4 (9.8) | 6 (17.1) | | Unknown status | 4 (5.2) | 2 (4.9) | 2 (5.7) |
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