Table 2

Characteristics of patients split by treatment group

CharacteristicOverall
mean (SD); range
Control
mean (SD); range
Intervention
mean (SD); range
Age79.4 (7.6);
66–99
78.0 (8.3);
66–99
80.9 (6.6);
69–94
Abbreviated Mental Test Score (AMTS)9.1 (1.3);
5–10
9.0 (1.2);
6–10
9.1 (1.3);
5–10
Overall
N (%)
Control
N (%)
Intervention
N (%)
Gender
 Male15 (25)9 (28)6 (21)
 Female46 (75)23 (72)23 (79)
Usually lives
 Lives alone31 (51)16 (50)15 (52)
 Lives with others30 (49)16 (50)14 (48)
Accommodation
 Owner-occupied property48 (79)24 (75)24 (83)
 Privately rented property5 (8)2 (6)3 (10)
 Housing association/local authority property6 (10)4 (13)2 (7)
 Sheltered accommodation2 (3)2 (6)0 (0)
Type of fracture
 Intracapsular27 (44)16 (50)11 (38)
 Extracapsular20 (33)9 (28)11 (38)
 Not recorded/available14 (23)7 (22)7 (24)
Type of surgery
 Total hip arthroplasty5 (8)4 (13)1 (3)
 Hemiarthroplasty29 (47)15 (47)14 (48)
 Internal fixation17 (28)7 (22)10 (35)
 Intramedullary nailing2 (3)2 (6)0 (0)
 Not recorded/available8 (14)4 (12)4 (14)
Discharged directly to usual residence
 Yes27 (44)17 (53)10 (34)
 No22 (36)7 (22)15 (52)
 Missing12 (20)8 (25)4 (14)
Hospital
 Ysbyty Gwynedd11 (18)6 (19)5 (17)
 Ysbyty Glan Clwyd34 (56)17 (53)17 (59)
 Wrexham Maelor16 (26)9 (28)7 (24)