Table 1.
Baseline characteristics and outcomes by gender.
| All | Men | Women | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N (%) | 865 (100) | 471 (54.5) | 394 (45.5) | – |
| Age: years, mean (SD) | 64.6 (17.4) | 64.7 (16.7) | 64.4 (18.4) | 0.77 |
| Older than 75 years old, n (%) | 289 (33.4) | 161 (34.2) | 128 (32.5) | 0.70 |
| BMI: kg/m2 mean (SD)a | 29.1 (5.3) | 28.8 (5.0) | 29.4 (5.7) | 0.26 |
| Obesity, n (%)a | 143 (38.8) | 67 (35.1) | 76 (42.7) | 0.19 |
| Diabetes, n (%) | 175 (20.3) | 108 (23.0) | 67 (17.0) | 0.03 |
| Hypertension, n (%) | 432 (50.0) | 239 (50.9) | 193 (49.0 | 0.59 |
| Ischemic cardiopathy, n (%) | 81 (9.4) | 59 (12.5) | 22 (5.6) | 0.01 |
| Stroke, n (%) | 91 (10.5) | 46 (9.8) | 45 (11.4) | 0.44 |
| Pneumopathy, n (%) | 184 (21.4) | 110 (23.5) | 74 (18.8) | 0.10 |
| Hepatopathy, n (%) | 31 (3.6) | 16 (3.4) | 15 (3.8) | 0.69 |
| Nephropathy, n (%) | 102 (11.9) | 67 (14.3) | 35 (8.9) | 0.01 |
| Cancer, n (%) | 108 (12.5) | 67 (14.3) | 41 (10.8) | 0.09 |
| Length of Stay days, mean (SD) | 11.8 (15.0) | 12.7 (16.3) | 10.7 (13.1) | 0.06 |
| Hyponatremia at admission | 296 (34.2) | 177(37.6) | 119 (30.2) | 0.02 |
| ICU admission, n (%) | 193 (22.7) | 117 (25.5) | 76 (19.3) | 0.03 |
| Death at admission, n (%) | 182 (21.0) | 113 (24.0) | 69 (17.5) | 0.02 |
| Re-admission, n(%)b | 45 (6.6) | 24 (6.7) | 21 (6.5) | 0.90 |
| Follow-up: days, mean (SD) | 743.0 (371.0) | 727.1 (387.4) | 760.2 (348.3) | 0.06 |
aReported in 369 patients, BMI: body mass index, SD: standard deviation.
bReported in 678 patients (182 patients had died and 5 patients had the residency out of Catalunya or without SS).