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. 2016 Apr 5;26(4):191–198. doi: 10.2188/jea.JE20150010

Table 1. Patient characteristics.

Sex Female (n = 187) Male (n = 263) Total (n = 450)
Mean (SD) age at death, years 81.9 (8.7) 78.2 (8.6) 79.8 (8.8)
 frequency (%)      
  <70 years 9 (5%) 33 (13%) 42 (9%)
  70–79 years 61 (33%) 118 (45%) 179 (40%)
  80–89 years 75 (40%) 83 (32%) 158 (35%)
  ≥90 years 42 (23%) 29 (11%) 71 (16%)
Mean (SD) number of major clinical findings 3.1 (1.7) 3.1 (1.6) 3.1 (1.7)
 frequency (%)      
  0–1 34 (18%) 50 (19%) 84 (19%)
  2–4 117 (63%) 164 (62%) 281 (62%)
  ≥5 36 (19%) 49 (19%) 85 (19%)