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. 2012 Jun;67(6):547–555. doi: 10.6061/clinics/2012(06)02

Table 1.

Univariate analysis comparing clinical variables and mortality.

Variables On discharge One month Six months 12 months
mortality p-value mortality p-value mortality p-value mortality p-value
Global 65 (4.7%) 118 (8.7%) 231 (16.9%) 353 (25.9%)
Sex:    Male    Female 7.6%3.9% 0.006 13.8%6.2% <0.001 29.3%15.0% <0.001 39.6%23.1% < 0.001
Age +5.3 <0.001 +4.0 <0.001 +3.3 <0.001 +3.4 < 0.001
Social status:    Alone    With partner    With children    Institutionalized 4.5%3.4%6.2%6.0% 0.319 6.9%6.3%9.6%10.2% 0.231 15.0%14.8%22.8%26.8% 0.001 22.2%20.3%34.7%42.1% < 0.001
Barthel Scale -9.4 0.071 -11.2 0.003 -15.4 <0.001 -16.8 < 0.001
Previous walking:    Autonomous    Cane/crutch    Walker    Dependent    Does not walk 3.3%5.3%6.5%7.2%7.0% 0.152 5.1%10.9%11.2%8.4%14.0% 0.003 13.1%21.7%30.0%24.5%27.8% <0.001 20.3%31.9%36.5%42.4%47.2% <0.001
Charlson index +0.3 0.192 +0.5 0.025 +0.4 0.007 +0.5 < 0.001
Previous heart failure:    Present    Absent 8.5%3.9% 0.002 13.3%6.7% <0.001 22.1%17.6% 0.097 37.4%25.0% < 0.001
Cognitive impairment:PresentAbsent 7.3%4.0% 0.013 11.7%6.8% 0.004 25.1%15.5% <0.001 41.1%21.2% < 0.001
Degree of cognitive impairment:MildModerateSevere 5.5%8.0%10.4% 0.325 8.3%13.3%15.2% 0.181 17.9%25.5%36.0% 0.005 31.3%45.4%53.4% 0.001
Complications:    Present    Absent 16.8%2.9% <0.001 25.0%5.4% <0.001 40.7%14.9% <0.001 53.3%22.9% < 0.001
Delirium:    Present    Absent 3.0%2.0% 0.359 7.9%4.9% 0.069 22.2%14.5% 0.004 34.0%22.3% < 0.001
Transfusion:    Present    Absent 3.1%3.2% 0.975 8.3%5.1% 0.019 22.0%13.1% <0.001 32.2%21.6% < 0.001

Data expressed as % or difference between means.