Table 1.
Patient characteristics
|
Characteristics |
Control group |
Test pad group |
P value |
|---|---|---|---|
| (n = 30) | (n = 30) | ||
| Age in years, mean(SD) |
84.5(8.4) |
84.9(7.3) |
0.832 |
| BMI,mean(SD) |
17.7(3.2) |
17.3(3.1) |
0.650 |
| Disease,n(%) |
|
|
0.213 |
| CVD1 |
19(63.3) |
23(76.7) |
|
| Dementia |
3(10.0) |
5(6.7) |
|
| Heart disease |
2(6.7) |
0(0.0) |
|
| Others |
6(20.0) |
2(6.6) |
|
| Rank of dependecy on caregivers for daily living2, n(%) |
0.267 |
||
| A |
0(0.0) |
0(0.0) |
|
| B |
7(23.3) |
12(40.0) |
|
| C | 23(76.7) | 18(60.0) | |
SD, standard deviation; BMI, body mass index; CVD, cerebrovascular disease.
1 CVD: Cerebrovascular disease.
2 group A elderly were house-bound, Group B elderly spent majority of the time in wheelchair, and Group C elderly were bedridden.