Hip Fractures in Persons with Stroke

Table 3

Characteristics of persons admitted to the stroke unit (𝑛=218) with hip fracture (H) and without hip fracture (NH).

	Persons with hip fracture; (𝑛=9)	𝑃	Persons without hip fracture; (𝑛=209)	𝑛 tested
				H	NH
Age, mean (range) years	80 (56–92)	0.18	75 (33–94)	9	209
Men, 𝑛 (%)	6 (67)	0.50	105 (50)	9	209
NIHSS, md (IQR)	5 (2–7)	0.18	6 (3–11)	9	209
Neglect, 𝑛 (%)	2 (22)	0.96	45 (22)	9	209
Visual impairment, 𝑛 (%)	6 (67)	0.04	52 (33)	9	156
Persons who fell during the previous year, 𝑛 (%)	5 (56)	0.76	59 (39)	9	156
Persons who fell at the stroke unit, 𝑛 (%)	1 (11)	0.84	17 (9)	9	187
Persons with fractures before stroke onset, 𝑛 (%)	2 (22)	0.01	6 (4)	9	156
MMSE, md (IQR)	21 (14–26)	0.05	26 (21–28)	9	152
BL: motor impairment upper ex, 𝑛 (%)	7 (88)	0.18	102 (64)	8	159
BL: motor impairment lower ex, 𝑛 (%)	5 (63)	1	99 (62)	8	159
BBS < 45, 𝑛 (%)	6 (75)	0.28	77 (50)	8	154
TUG ≥ 14 seconds, 𝑛 (%)	4 (80)	0.05	37 (34)	5	110
SWWT, 𝑛 (%)	2 (29)	0.02	7 (6)	7	118

NIHSS: National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale; Md: median; IQR: interquartile range; MMSE: Mini-Mental State Examination BL: Birgitta Lindmark motor assessment scale; BBS: Berg Balance Scale; TUG: Timed Up & Go; SWWT: Stops Walking When Talking.