Table 1

Demographic data among patients with hip fractures in the non-DM and DM cohorts

Non-DM cohort
(n=2745)
OAD cohort
(n=2373)
P valueInsulin cohort
(n=372)
P value
n (%)n (%)n (%)
Age (years)
 65–69214 (7.8)175 (7.4)31 (8.3)
 70–74387 (14.1)341 (14.4)0.51863 (16.9)0.614
 75–79610 (22.2)485 (20.4)83 (22.3)
 80–84732 (26.7)645 (27.2)94 (25.3)
 ≥85802 (29.2)727 (30.6)101 (27.2)
 Mean±SD80.52 (7.37)80.25 (6.86)79.39 (6.88)
Sex
 Female1611 (58.7)1420 (59.8)0.403193 (51.9)0.013
 Male1134 (41.3)953 (40.2)179 (48.1)
Payroll bracket table
 <NT 15 0001853 (67.5)1621 (68.3)0.205245 (65.9)0.709
 ≥NT 15 000892 (33.5)752 (31.7)127 (34.1)
Anesthesia type
 Regional1866 (68.0)1636 (68.9)0.459261 (70.2)0.396
 General879 (32.0)737 (31.1)111 (29.8)
Operation method
 Internal fixation1526 (55.6)1369 (57.7)0.131225 (60.5)0.074
 Hemiarthroplasty1219 (44.4)1004 (42.3)147 (39.5)
Charlson Comorbidity Index score
 ≤1945 (34.4)814 (34.3)0.354109 (29.3)0.004
 =2654 (23.8)604 (25.5)74 (19.9)
 >21146 (41.7)955 (40.2)189 (50.8)
  • DM, diabetes mellitus; NT, New Taiwan Dollar; OAD, oral antidiabetic drug.