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. 2009 Feb 4;64A(3):395–402. doi: 10.1093/gerona/gln034

Table 1.

Descriptive Statistics: Predictor Variables

Measures N (%)
Sex
    Men 851 (35.8)
    Women 1,528 (64.2)
Age group (y)
    ≤74 219 (9.2)
    75–84 701 (29.5)
    85–94 1,147 (48.2)
    95+ 312 (13.1)
Trajectory group
    Frailty 986 (41.5)
    Organ failure 946 (39.7)
    Terminal illness 242 (10.1)
    Sudden death/other 205 (8.6)
Level of care
    Levels 1 and 2 632 (26.6)
    Level 3 929 (39.1)
    Level 4 632 (26.6)
    Chronic care 186 (7.8)
LTC location
    Rural 478 (20.1)
    Urban 1,901 (79.9)
LTC ownership
    For profit 752 (31.6)
    Not for profit 1,627 (68.4)
Total 2,379 (100.0)

Note: LTC = long-term care facility.