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Table 1 Sociodemographic and health characteristics of the orthopedic trauma sample of patients with femoral fractures – INTO, 2015–2016

From: Assessment of quality of life using the EQ-5D-3L instrument for hospitalized patients with femoral fracture in Brazil

Age group

Sample percentage

 18–24

4.3%

 25–60

35.0%

 61–79

37.0%

  ≥ 80

23.7%

Sex

 Male

46.7%

 Female

53.3%

Education

 Illiterate

16.4%

 Primary education

55.1%

 Secondary education

22.4%

 Higher education

6.1%

Family Income

 Less than 1 minimum wage

15%

 1 minimum wage

34%

 2 minimum wages

42%

 3 to 5 minimum wages

4%

 Higher than 5 minimum wages

3%

 Undisclosed

2%

Self-assessed health (VAS)

VAS1

VAS 2

VAS 3

 Bad/very bad (0–30)

8%

7%

11%

 Normal (31–50)

41%

23%

12%

 Good (51–80)

44%

61%

59%

 Very good (81–100)

7%

9%

18%

Comorbidities

Number of People

Sample Percentage

 Urinary infection

26

15.8%

 Diabetes mellitus

36

21.8%

 Arterial hypertension

95

57.6%

 Cancer

11

6.7%

 Heart disease

31

18.8%

 Rheumatoid arthritis

7

4.2%

 Chronic kidney failure

18

10.9%