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. 2011 Aug 16;26(12):1471–1478. doi: 10.1007/s11606-011-1821-7

Table 1.

Characteristics of Participants

Men N = 146 Women N = 263
Age, years mean (standard deviation) 81 (7.1) 82 (9.8)
Frailty Index mean (standard deviation) 0.43 (0.10) 0.41 (0.11)
Pre-admission residence Home 381 (93.9%)
Assisted-living facility 16 (3.9%)
Nursing home 12 (2.2%)
Number (%) died 8 (5.5%) 15 (5.7%)
Length of stay, days median (interquartile range) 26 (25)
Discharge destinations Home 320 (82.9%)
Assisted-living facility 25 (6.5%)
Nursing home 30 (7.8%)
Transferred to another hospital or transitional care 11 (2.8%)