Association between Type 2 Diabetes and 30-Day Clinical Outcomes following Hospital Discharge for Hip Fracture in Older Adults.
Diabetes significantly worsens recovery after hip fracture in older adults, supporting diabetes status as a risk factor for intensive post-fracture monitoring.
T2DM significantly worsens 30-day post-discharge outcomes in older adults after hip fracture, supporting T2DM status as a risk stratification factor for enhanced post-fracture monitoring. Retrospective design limits causal inference.
What the study was
- Study design
- Retrospective observational cohort
- Population
- Older adults discharged after hip fracture; retrospective cohort
- Category
- Other
- Maturity
- Exploratory
- Journal
- Annals of geriatric medicine and research
Why it surfaced
T2DM + hip fracture 30-day outcomes; observational; adds to geriatric care risk stratification.
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