Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of patients (weighted percentages)
| Baseline characteristics | 85 and more years | 75-84 years | P |
|---|---|---|---|
| 336 patients | 336 patients | ||
| Age (median [Q1–Q3]) | 88 (86–90) | 80 (77–82) | <0.001 |
| Gender female (%) | 60.8 | 53.6 | 0.086 |
| Admission reason (%) | 0.308 | ||
| ● Acute disease | 54.4 | 50.1 | |
| ● Exacerbation of chronic disease | 45.6 | 49.9 | |
| Emergency room origin (%) | 94.6 | 92.4 | 0.285 |
| Dwelling (%) | 0.004 | ||
| ● Community | 82 | 91.5 | |
| ● Nursing Home | 18 | 8.5 | |
| Living with (%) | <0.001 | ||
| ● Partner | 16.3 | 32.4 | |
| ● Family | 51.4 | 38.2 | |
| ● Single | 9.6 | 17.6 | |
| ● Others | 22.7 | 11.8 | |
| GP visits during previous month (%) | 0.012 | ||
| ● None | 48.1 | 35.9 | |
| ● One or two | 41.7 | 51.8 | |
| ● Three or more | 10.2 | 12.3 | |
| Admissions during the previous month (%) | 0.077 | ||
| ● None | 85.2 | 84.7 | |
| ● One | 14.2 | 12.5 | |
| ● Two or more | 0.6 | 2.8 | |
| Barthel Index (median [Q1–Q3]) | |||
| ● Basal | 60 (35–80) | 80 (55–95) | <0.001 |
| ● On admission | 30 (5–55) | 55 (20–70) | <0.001 |
| ● On discharge | 45 (15–65) | 65 (35–80) | <0.001 |
| GDS basal (%) | <0.001 | ||
| ● 1-2 | 44.1 | 65.1 | |
| ● 3-5 | 41.5 | 25.0 | |
| ● 6-7 | 14.4 | 9.9 | |
| Positive CAM on admission (%) | 20.38 | 11.66 | 0.004 |
| Failures in Pfeiffer test (median [Q1–Q3]) | 3 (2–5) | 2 (0–4) | <0.001 |
| Charlson Index (median [Q1–Q3]) | 2 (1–4) | 3 (1–4) | 0.034 |
| Multimorbidity (%) | 67 | 59.3 | 0.060 |
| Number of medicines (median [Q1–Q3]) | 10 (7–13) | 10 (7–14) | 0.185 |
| Number of medicines (%) | 0.400 | ||
| ● 0-4 | 9.4 | 6.6 | |
| ● 5-9 | 37.5 | 36.2 | |
| ● 10 and more | 53.1 | 57.2 | |
| Discharged to (%) | <0.001 | ||
| ● Home | 66 | 80.4 | |
| ● Nursing Home | 23.7 | 12.4 | |
| ● Another Hospital | 0.7 | 1.2 | |
| ● Died | 9.6 | 6 |
GP: General Practitioner; GDS: Global Deterioration Scale; CAM: Confusion Assessment Method.