Table 1.
Baseline Demographic Characteristics of Study (N=428 patients)
| Overall Cohort |
HARP Score | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low (0–1) | Intermediate (2–3) | High (4–5) | P-value | |||
| Number | 428 | 162 (37.8%) | 157 (36.7%) | 109 (25.5%) | ||
| Female (%) | 49.3% | 41.9% | 49.0% | 60.6% | 0.011 | |
| Age, years | 80.5±7.20 | 76.35±4.6 | 80.9±6.5 | 86.2±7.3 | <0.001 | |
| Number of comorbidities |
3.57±1.81 | 3.36±1.83 | 3.97±1.80 | 3.31±1.74 | 0.99 | |
| Asthma | 38 (8.9%) | 15 (9.3%) | 13 (8.3%) | 10 (9.2%) | 0.95 | |
| CAD | 163 (38.1%) | 58 (35.8%) | 69 (43.9%) | 36 (33.0%) | 0.14 | |
| Cancer | 134 (31.3%) | 58 (35.8%) | 55 (35.0%) | 21 (19.3%) | 0.007 | |
| COPD | 123 (28.7%) | 48 (29.6%) | 51 (32.5%) | 24 (22.0%) | 0.17 | |
| Diabetes Mellitus | 142 (33.2%) | 47 (29.0%) | 60 (38.2%) | 35 (32.1%) | 0.21 | |
| Heart Failure | 142 (33.2%) | 48 (29.6%) | 60 (38.2%) | 34 (31.2%) | 0.23 | |
| Hypertension | 350 (81.8%) | 125 (77.2%) | 136 (86.6%) | 89 (81.7%) | 0.09 | |
| Renal disease | 169 (39.5%) | 56 (34.6%) | 73 (46.5%) | 40 (36.7%) | 0.7 | |
| Vascular disease | 269 (62.9%) | 90 (55.6%) | 107 (68.2%) | 72 (66.1%) | 0.05 | |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 26.96 ± 6.64 | 27.67±6.53 | 27.15±6.92 | 25.62±6.25 | 0.016 | |
Note: All values represented are mean ± standard deviation or counts (percent).
BMI=Body Mass Index, CAD=Coronary Artery Disease, COPD=Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, HARP=Hospital Admission Risk Profile