Table 3.
Clinical outcome measures for study patients with low baseline handgrip-muscle strength compared with those with normal handgrip-muscle strength stratified by gender, mean (SD) unless stated otherwise
| Variable | Female | Male | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| low strength n = 190 |
Normal strength n = 15 |
low strength n = 151 |
Normal strength n = 76 |
|
| Length of hospital stay (days) | 9.4 (6) | 7.5 (3) | 11.2 (9) | 8.4 (7)* |
| Disability at 6 weeks | 18.2 (3) | 19.4 (1) | 18.3 (2) | 19.3 (2)* |
| Disability at 6 months | 18 (3) | 19.2 (1) | 18.3 (3) | 19.4 (1) |
| Discharge to own home, n (%) | 80 (42) | 10 (67) | 61 (40) | 53 (70)* |
| Needing assistance at 6 weeks, n (%) | 27 (14) | 1 (7) | 25 (17) | 8 (11)* |
| Needing assistance at 6 months, n (%) | 56 (30) | 1 (7) * | 44 (29) | 13 (17) |
| 6-month readmission, n (%) | 65 (34) | 3 (20) | 56 (37) | 25 (32) |
| 6-month mortality, n (%) | 16 (8) | 0 | 29 (19) | 5 (7) |
| 12-month mortality, n (%) | 20 (11) | 0 | 32 (21) | 5 (7)* |
* P < 0.05
n (%) = number of patients (percentage)