Table 1.
Patient Characteristics* (N=1129)
| Sociodemographic | n (col %) or Mean (SD)† |
|---|---|
| Age in years, Mean ± SD | 78.2 ± 5.9 |
| Women | 744 (66) |
| Race | |
| Non-White | 243 (22) |
| Marital Status | |
| Married | 494 (44) |
| Widowed | 158 (14) |
| Education, yr | |
| <12 years | 415 (38) |
| Lives alone | 459 (41) |
| Comorbidity/Impairments | |
| Comorbid conditions | |
| Congestive Heart Failure | 289 (26) |
| Chronic Lung Disease | 265 (24) |
| Diabetes | 207 (18) |
| Peripheral Vascular Disease | 205 (18) |
| Cerebrovascular Disease | 164 (15) |
| Past Myocardial Infarction | 162 (14) |
| Metastatic Cancer | 27 (2) |
| Charlson Comorbidity Score, Mean ± SD | 1.9 ± 1.8 |
| Serum Albumin in g/dl, Mean ± SD | 3.6 ± 0.6 |
| Acute Physiology Score, Mean ± SD | 9.7 ± 3.1 |
| Function | |
| Admission | |
| IADL | |
| 0–2 dependencies | 516 (46) |
| 3+ dependencies | 607 (54) |
| ADL | |
| 0 dependencies | 608 (54) |
| 1 dependency | 176 (16) |
| 2+ dependencies | 340 (30) |
| Cognitive function | |
| Normal | 873 (78) |
| Discharge | |
| IADL | |
| 0–2 dependencies | 715 (63) |
| 3+ dependencies | 414 (37) |
| ADL | |
| 0 dependencies | 759 (67) |
| 1 dependency | 170 (15) |
| 2+ dependencies | 200 (18) |
| Depression symptoms | |
| Admission | |
| Mild (0–3) | 735 (65) |
| Moderate (4–6) | 282 (25) |
| Severe (7–10) | 112 (10) |
| Discharge | |
| Mild (0–3) | 719 (64) |
| Moderate (4–6) | 305 (27) |
| Severe (7–10) | 105 (9) |
| Self rated health | |
| Poor/Fair | 358 (46) |
| Good/Very Good/ Excellent | 601 (53) |
*
Data were missing for the following characteristics: education (n=42); living alone (n=13); comorbid conditions (n=6); Charlson comorbidity score (n=6); Acute Physiology Score (n=3); albumin (n=116); admission Instrumental activity of daily living (IADL)(n=6); admission Activity of daily living (ADL)(n=5); admission cognitive function (n=3); self rated health (n=170).
†
some percents do not add to 100% due to rounding