Table 1.
Characteristics of the study sample
| Characteristics | Total (n = 498) | Survivors (n = 392) | Non-survivors (n = 106) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | n | % | |
| Age ≥65 years1 | 379 | 76.1 | 279 | 71.2 | 100 | 94.3 |
| Sex (male) | 279 | 56.0 | 230 | 58.7 | 49 | 46.2 |
| Nursing home residency1 | 111 | 22.3 | 71 | 18.1 | 40 | 37.7 |
| Hemiplegia1 | 36 | 7.2 | 20 | 5.1 | 16 | 15.1 |
| Congestive heart failure1 | 105 | 21.1 | 73 | 18.6 | 32 | 30.2 |
| Chronic lung disease | 146 | 29.3 | 123 | 31.4 | 23 | 21.7 |
| Chronic kidney disease | 128 | 25.7 | 99 | 25.3 | 29 | 27.4 |
| Diabetes | 144 | 28.9 | 106 | 27.0 | 38 | 35.8 |
| Cerebrovascular disease | 98 | 19.7 | 59 | 15.1 | 39 | 36.8 |
| Dementia1 | 140 | 28.1 | 89 | 22.7 | 51 | 48.1 |
1Statistically significant difference between survivors and non-survivors (p < 0.05).