Patient-reported quality of life and hand disability in elderly patients after a traumatic hand injury – a retrospective study

Table 1 Characteristics of 137 patients aged > 65 years after a hand/wrist/forearm injury evaluated 19–40 months after the injury

	All patients (n = 137)	Men n = 73 (53%)	Women n = 64 (47%)	P-value^a
Age at when injured (years) (median[25th–75th percentiles])	70.0[69.0–75.0]	70.0[68.0–72.5]	72.0[69.0–76.0]	0.037
Living situation [alone/together; n(%)]	46(34)/91(66)	10(14)/63(86)	36(56)/28(44)	< 0.001
Marital status [single/divorced/married/widow(−er); n(%)]	8(6)/16(12)/88(64)/25(18)	3(4)/6(8)/60(82)/4(6)	5(8)/10(16)/28(44)/21(33)	< 0.001^c,d
Type of residence [house/apartment/tenancy/sublet; n(%)]	83(61)/37(27)/16(12)/1(1)	56(77)/10(14)/6(8)/1(1)	27(42)/27(42)/10(16)/0(0)	< 0.001^e,f
Previous occupation^b [non-manual/manual; n(%)]	71(56)/56(44)	32(46)/37(54)	39(67)/19(33)	0.021
Still working? [yes/no; n(%)]	31(23)/106(77)	21(29)/52(71)	10(16)/54(84)	0.101
Occupation if still working^b [non-manual/manual; n(%)]	14(47)/16(53)	8(40)/12(60)	6(60)/4(40)	0.442

^a = Mann Whitney’s U-test used for continuous data, Pearson’s Chi-Square and Fisher’s Exact test for categorical data. ^b = Valid per cent shown due to missing data. ^c = Married and widow/−er. ^d = Married and divorced. ^e = House and apartment. ^f = House and tenancy. Values are median and 25th–75th percentiles

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