Patient characteristics and admission data
| Patient characteristics | Prior to BPT | After BPT | p Value | Achieved BPT | Did not achieve BPT | p Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | 1364 | 1177 | 863 | 314 | ||
| Median age years (IQR) | 83 (77–88) | 84 (78–89) | 0.469 | 83 (78–89) | 82 (77–88) | =0.186 |
| Gender, male:female | 336:1028 | 306:871 | 0.430 | 200:663 | 106:208 | <0.005 |
| 30-Day mortality N (%) | 113 (8) | 118 (10) | 0.128 | 52 (6) | 66 (21) | <0.005 |
| Median AMT (IQR) | 8 (4–10) | 8 (4–10) | 8 (4–10) | 8 (4–10) | ||
| Mean AMT (SD) | 6.71 (3.74) | 6.73 (3.69) | 0.826 | 6.74 (3.65) | 6.68 (3.80) | 0.85 |
| Median NHFS (IQR) | 4 (4–6) | 4 (4–6) | 4 (4–6) | 4 (4–6) | ||
| Mean NHFS | 4.61 | 4.72 | 0.026 | 4.69 | 4.88 | <0.005 |
| Mean admission Hb (SD) | 123.8 (1.83) | 123.3 (1.78) | 0.435 | 124.0 (1.75) | 121.0 (1.87) | 0.03 |
| Median admission Hb (IQR) | 12.5 (10.5–14.5) | 12.3 (10.3–14.3) | ||||
| Malignant fracture (%) | 163 (12) | 165 (14) | 0.121 | 105 (12) | 60 (19) | 0.03 |
| Median length of stay (IQR) | 15 (9–21) | 14 (9–19) | 0.236 | 18 (4–24) | 18 (3–29) | 0.328 |
| Median time: admission to theatre (hours) (IQR) | 44 (23.6–64.4) | 23 (17–30) | <0.005 | 21 (16–27) | 41 (27–55) | <0.005 |
| Residence | ||||||
| Nursing home (%) | 151 (11) | 98 (8) | 0.001 | 74 (8.6) | 24 (7.6) | 0.08 |
| Own home (%) | 931 (68) | 869 (74) | 625 (72) | 244 (78) | ||
| Warden aided/residential home (%) | 264 (19) | 208 (18) | 45 (5) | 45 (14) | ||
| Hospital inpatient (%) | 6 (0) | 0 (0) | ||||
| Rehab facility (%) | 0 (0) | 2 (0) | ||||
| Other (%) | 9 (0) | 2 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (0) | ||
| Number of comorbidities | ||||||
| <2 (%) | 916 (67) | 675 (57) | 0.000 | 508 (59) | 167 (53) | 0.08 |
| ≥2 (%) | 448 (33) | 502 (43) | 355 (41) | 147 (47) | ||
| Living alone prior to fracture (%) | 613 (45) | 496 (42) | 0.126 | 363 (42) | 133 (42) | 0.56 |
| Walking ability prior to fracture | ||||||
| Independent outdoors (%) | 668 (49) | 549 (47) | 0.002 | 404 (47) | 145 (46) | 0.377 |
| Accompanied outdoors (%) | 231 (17) | 213 (18) | 161 (19) | 52(17) | ||
| Independent indoors (%) | 247 (18) | 169 (14) | 127 (15) | 42 (13) | ||
| Accompanied indoors (%) | 76 (6) | 67 (6) | 47 (5) | 20 (6) | ||
| Unable/transfer only (%) | 26 (2) | 25 (2) | 13 (2) | 11 (4) | ||
| Not stated (%) | 116 (9) | 154 (13) | 110 (13) | 44 (14) | ||
A p value of <0.05 was considered to be statistically significant. Any significant results are highlighted in bold. AMT, abbreviated mental test; BPT, best practice tariff.