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. 2014 Sep-Oct;25(5):265–270. doi: 10.1155/2014/685402

TABLE 1.

Patient characteristics

Ward P

New design (n=910) Historic design (n=604)
Age at admission, years, mean ± SD 60.6±18.4 63.2±18.8 0.008
Male 503 (55.3) 326 (54.0) 0.62
Admitted from care facility* 54 (5.9) 25 (4.1) 0.12
Direct admission 23 (2.5) 9 (1.5) 0.17
Previous hospitalization within six months 396 (43.5) 276 (45.7) 0.40
Comorbidities
  Myocardial infarction 27 (3.0) 27 (4.5) 0.12
  Congestive heart failure 104 (11.4) 122 (20.2) <0.0001
  Peripheral vascular disease 14 (1.5) 8 (1.3) 0.73
  Cerebrovascular disease 19 (2.1) 21 (3.5) 0.10
  Dementia 39 (4.3) 30 (5.0) 0.53
  Chronic pulmonary disease 103 (11.3) 72 (11.9) 0.72
  Rheumatic disease 24 (2.6) 14 (2.3) 0.70
  Peptic ulcer disease 41 (4.5) 25 (4.1) 0.73
  Mild liver disease 130 (14.3) 69 (11.4) 0.11
  Diabetes without chronic complications 147 (16.2) 70 (11.6) 0.01
  Diabetes with chronic complications 118 (13.0) 110 (18.2) 0.005
  Hemiplegia or paraplegia 4 (0.4) 12 (2.0) 0.004
  Renal disease 60 (6.6) 57 (9.4) 0.04
  Any malignancy 100 (11.0) 79 (13.1) 0.22
  Moderate/severe liver disease 71 (7.8) 50 (8.3) 0.74
  Metastatic solid tumour 49 (5.4) 52 (8.6) 0.01
  AIDS/HIV 10 (1.1) 2 (0.3) 0.10
Charlson score
  Median 1 2 0.06
  Mean (±SD) 1.95±2.2 2.40±2.5 0.0003
  0 285 (31.3) 157 (26.0) 0.06
  1 227 (25.0) 132 (21.9)
  2 124 (13.6) 93 (15.4)
  3 87 (9.6) 72 (11.9)
  4 78 (8.6) 47 (7.8)
  5 32 (3.5) 24 (4.0)
  ≥6 77 (8.5) 79 (13.1)

Data presented as n (%) unless otherwise indicated.

*

Care facilities include rehabilitation or long-term care;

Direct admission without emergency room;

P value calculated using F-test