Table 3. Geriatric conditions of the patients according to physician decisions.
| all | Eligible for ICU admission | Non eligible | Missing values | ||
| N | 2646 | 329 | 2317 | ||
| Geriatric conditions | |||||
| Decubitus ulcer | 5.8% (150) | 4.4% (14) | 6.0% (136) | 2.6% (69) | |
| Dementia‡ | 19% (480) | 9.3% (29) | 20.5% (451) | * | 5.1% (134) |
| Medication # | 5.46 (3.22; 5 ; 3–7) | 5.35 (3.43 ; 5 ; 3–7) | 5.48 (3.19 ; 5 ; 3–7) | 11.8% (312) | |
| Functional status assessed in the ED† | 4.08 (2.18; 5 ; 2.5–6) | 4.86 (1.70 ; 6 ; 4–6) | 3.97 (2.22 ; 5 ; 2.5–6) | * | 11.7% (309) |
| Nutritional status | * | 3.3% (87) | |||
| normal appearance | 65.5% (1675) | 72.4% (231) | 64.5% (1444) | ||
| appears somewhat malnourished | 19.6% (501) | 18.8% (60) | 19.7% (441) | ||
| appears malnourished/emaciated | 15% (383) | 8.8% (28) | 15.8% (355) | ||
| Position | * | 6.6% (175) | |||
| stable | 49.4% (1221) | 58.6% (181) | 48.1% (1040) | ||
| unstable | 27.5% (679) | 22.6% (70) | 28.1% (609) | ||
| impossible/confined in bed | 23.1% (571) | 18.7% (58) | 23.7% (513) | ||
| Recent hospitalization | |||||
| less than one month ago | 22.8% (440) | 19.9% (51) | 23.4% (389) | ||
| between one and six month(s) ago | 21.4% (414) | 18% (46) | 22% (368) | ||
| More than six months ago | 55.7% (1076) | 62.1% (159) | 54.8% (917) | ||
| Fall(s) during the previous 6 months | 31.1% (822) | ||||
| None | 70.3% (1283) | 72.9% (178) | 69.9% (1105) | ||
| One | 13.6% (249) | 14.3% (35) | 13.5% (214) | ||
| Between 1 and 3 | 8.7% (158) | 7% (17) | 8.9% (141) | ||
| More than three | 7.4% (134) | 5.7% (14) | 8% (120) |
Results for continuous and categorical variables are presented respectively as the mean (sd; median ; Inter-Quartile Range) and % (n).
*
significant difference (P<0.05).
†
assessed using Katz's Activities of Daily Living scale (ADL).
‡
as assessed by the evaluating physician.