Table. Patient Characteristics, IHC Duration, and Prevalent Disorder at IHC Enrolment (Piedmont Region, Italy, 2012-2017) .
| All IHC | IHC Duration | P Value | |||
| <28 Days | From 28 to 89 Days | >89 Days | |||
| Patient's age (years), Median (IQR) | 80 (69-87) | 81 (71-88) | 80 (70-87) | 79 (68-86) | <.001 |
| IHC duration (days), Median (IQR) | 51 (19-120) | 12 (6-19) | 50 (37-66) | 173 (118-278) | <.001 |
| Gender, No. (%) | |||||
| Females | 20896 (52.5) | 6421 (49.8) | 7168 (53.5) | 7307 (54.0) | <.001 |
| Prevalent disorder at IHC enrolment, No. (%) | <.001 | ||||
| Neoplasms | 12193 (30.8) | 4819 (37.7) | 3829 (28.7) | 3545 (26.3) | |
| Cardiovascular diseases | 5678 (14.3) | 1677 (13.1) | 1863 (14.0) | 2138 (15.9) | |
| Trauma and injury | 4222 (10.7) | 548 (4.3) | 1825 (13.7) | 1849 (13.7) | |
| Neurological disorders | 2913 (7.4) | 2720 (5.6) | 966 (7.2) | 1227 (9.1) | |
| Endocrine and metabolic diseases | 2248 (5.7) | 824 (6.4) | 762 (5.7) | 662 (4.9) | |
| Mental disorders | 1833 (4.6) | 580 (4.5) | 624 (4.7) | 629 (4.7) | |
| Respiratory diseases | 1729 (4.4) | 816 (6.4) | 486 (3.6) | 427 (3.2) | |
| Skin diseases | 1676 (4.2) | 443 (3.5) | 525 (3.9) | 708 (5.3) | |
| Musculoskeletal diseases | 1580 (4.0) | 295 (2.3) | 661 (5.0) | 624 (4.6) | |
| Other | 5527 (14.0) | 2054 (16.1) | 1800 (13.5) | 1673 (12.4) | |
| All Patients, No. (%) | 39822 (100.0) | 12884 (32.3) | 13405 (33.7) | 13533 (34.0) | |
Abbreviations: IHC, integrated home care; IQR, Interquartile range.