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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Jun 13.
Published in final edited form as: JAMA Intern Med. 2013 May 13;173(9):754–761. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.3795

Table 1.

Characteristics of 927 nursing home residents with a hip fracture and discordant exposure to non-benzodiazepine hypnotic drugs across hazard and control periods (2007–2009)

Individual characteristics (%, unless otherwise specified)

Age* 81.0 ± 9.7

Female 77.6

Ethnicity
  White, not Hispanic 89.7
  Black, not Hispanic 3.3
  Hispanic 4.5
  Other 2.6

Comorbidities
  Anemia 6.8
  Arthritis 8.9
  Congestive Heart Failure 20.7
  Depression 49.9
  Diabetes 31.7
  Stroke 15.2

Cognitive status
  Intact or mild impairment (CPS 0–1) 60.4
  Moderate to severe impairment (CPS 2–6) 39.6

Functional Status
  Mild impairment (score 0–7) 24.6
  Moderate impairment (score 8–20) 65.4
  Total or severe dependence (score 21–28) 10.0

Transfers
  Independent 18.1
  Requires supervision or limited assistance 45.2
  Requires extensive or full assistance 36.7

Urinary incontinence
  Always continent or always incontinent 63.5
  Intermittently incontinent 36.5

Bed restraints used 23.3

Facility characteristics

Number of RN/LPN/CNA hours per resident per day* 3.4 ± 1.2

% Medicaid beds* 58.6 ± 21.9
*

mean ± standard deviation