Objectives. Epidemiological evidence suggests that anion gap (AG) has been reported to serve as an independent predictor for mortality in different diseases. We studied the effect of AG on both short and long-term mortalities in critically ill patients with hip fracture. Methods. A large clinical database was utilized to perform retrospective cohort analysis. AG was subdivided into three groups. The Cox proportional hazards regression model was employed to approximate the hazard ratio (HR) with a confidence interval (CI) of 95% for the link between AG and mortality. 30-day mortality is the primary outcome, while 90-day and 1-year mortalities represented our secondary outcomes for this study. Results. The participants in this study were that who provided essential data on AG and the number of patients with hip fractures was 395, and they were all aged ≥16 years. The participants comprised 199 (50.4%) females as well as 196 (49.6%) males with an average age of 71.9 ± 19.4 years, and a mean AG of 12.4 ± 3.3 gmEq/L. According to an unadjusted model for 30-day all-cause mortality, the HR (95% CI) of AG ≥ 12.5 gmEq/L was 1.82 (1.11, 2.99), correspondingly, compared to the reference group (AG < 12.5 gmEq/L). This correlation was still remarkable after adjustment for r age, sex, race, SBP, DBP, WBC, heart failure, and serum chloride (HR = 1.70, 95% CI: 1.02–2.02; 2.82). For 90-day all-cause mortality, a similar correlation was observed. Conclusions. We noted that AG was an independent indicator of both short and long-term mortalities among hip fractures individuals in this retrospective single-center cohort study. AG is a simple, readily available, and inexpensive laboratory variable that can serve as a possible risk stratification tool for hip fracture.
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