Table 1.
Baseline characteristics.
| Overall | Deceased | Not Reached | Interviewed | Declined | p Value a | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (n = 140) | (n = 35) | (n = 26) | (n = 26) | (n = 53) | ||
| Age, mean (SD) | 84.1 (8.57) | 87.3 (7.63) | 81.8 (9.34) | 85.5 (7.60) | 82.5 (8.66) | 0.13 |
| Female, n (%) | 88 (37.1%) | 19 (54.3%) | 13 (50.0%) | 20 (76.9%) | 36 (67.9%) | 0.57 |
| Living Status, n (%) | ||||||
| alone | 87 (62.1%) | 16 (45.7%) | 21 (80.8%) | 16 (61.5%) | 34 (64.2%) | 0.17 |
| family/friend | 8 (5.7%) | 3 (8.6%) | 1 (3.8%) | 3 (11.5%) | 1 (1.9%) | |
| spouse | 44 (31.4%) | 15 (42.9%) | 4 (15.4%) | 7 (26.9%) | 18 (34.0%) | |
| MMSE, mean (SD) b | 24.0 (4.46) | 23.6 (4.54) | 23.8 (4.73) | 26.0 (3.92) | 23.5 (4.40) | 0.015 |
| Frailty Status b | ||||||
| robust | 6 (4.3%) | 0 (0%) | 3 (11.5%) | 0 (0%) | 3 (5.7%) | 0.33 |
| pre-frail | 52 (37.1%) | 6 (17%) | 13 (50.0%) | 10 (38.5%) | 23 (43.4%) | |
| frail | 77 (55.0%) | 27 (77.1%) | 9 (34.6%) | 16 (61.5%) | 25 (47.2%) | |
| Barthel-Index, mean (SD) | 63.2 (20.0) | 63.2 (20.0) | 66.7 (22.7) | 61.9 (20.6) | 64.9 (18.6) | 0.52 |
a testing for differences between interviewed and declined; b n = 2 missing values in MMSE and frailty status for the declined group.