Baseline characteristics of 296 patients assessed at the osteoporosis center suffering a fragility hip fracture in 2004 and 2005.

Continuous variables are presented as mean with standard deviation (SD) and categorical variables as numbers and percentage. For group comparison independent sample t-tests were applied for continuous variables and chi-square tests for categorical variables.SD: Standard deviation, CHP: Cannulated hip screw DHS: Dynamic hip screw.