Table 1.
Patients included and not included in the study
| Baseline variables |
Included patients |
Not included patients |
P -value |
|---|---|---|---|
| (number = 1,320) | (number = 2,309 a | ||
|
Demographics |
|
|
|
| Age, years |
70.5 |
70.6 |
0.76 |
| Mean (95% CI) |
(69.7 to 71.3) |
(70.0 to 71.2) |
|
| Male gender, number (%) |
536 (41) |
956 (41) |
0.61 |
|
Medical history |
|
|
|
| Heart failure, number (%) |
160 (12) |
244 (13) |
0.62 |
| Ischemic heart disease, number (%) |
281 (21) |
369 (19) |
0.15 |
| Previous myocardial infarction, number (%) |
132 (10) |
224 (12) |
0.13 |
| Hypertension, number (%) |
349 (27) |
455 (24) |
0.08 |
| Lung disease, number (%) |
255 (19) |
365 (19) |
0.83 |
| Liver disease, number (%) |
39 (3) |
58 (3) |
0.91 |
| Diabetes, number (%) |
141 (11) |
220 (11) |
0.47 |
|
Discharge diagnoses |
|
|
|
| Heart disease, number (%) |
260 (20) |
384 (17) |
|
| Orthopedic disease, number (%) |
211 (16) |
349 (15) |
|
| Gastrointestinal disease, number (%) |
168 (13) |
287 (12) |
|
| Hematological/oncological, number (%) |
85 (6) |
154 (7) |
0.19 |
| Pulmonary disease, number (%) |
85 (6) |
150 (7) |
|
| Neurological disease, number (%) |
133 (10) |
258 (11) |
|
| Infectious disease, number (%) |
187 (191) |
329 (14) |
|
| Other diseases, number (%) | 191 (15) | 398 (17) |
aBaseline data only available in 2,309 of the 2,324 not included patients (99%).