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. 2013 Sep 4;8(9):e70977. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0070977

Table 2. Comparison of characteristics of patients in whom a decision not to resuscitate was made in both groups.

Group
DNACPR (n = 103) UFTO (n = 118) p–value
Age Mean 82.5 (SD 9.39) Mean 82.1 (SD 9.11) 0.77
Female gender 47 (46%) 53 (45%) 1.00
Respiratory Ward 60 (58%) 73 (62%) 0.68
Length of hospital stay (days) Median 12.0 (IQR 22.0) Median 12.0 (IQR 16.25) 0.86
Charlson comorbidity score Median 2.0 (IQR 3.0) Median 2.5 (IQR 3.0) 0.61
MEWS score Median 2.0 (IQR 3.0) Median 2.0 (IQR 3.0) 0.97