Table 3. Comparison between patients who survived and patients who died.

		Survived (N = 91)		Died (N = 105)		P-value
		N	%	N	%
Sex	Male	34	37.4%	49	46.7%	0.20
	Female	57	62.6%	56	53.3%
Age	SD±Mean	80.0±8.8		78.9±10.3		0.72
	Range	49–103.7		59–98
Duration of home care (days)	SD±Mean	826.7±341.4		428.9±286.3		<0.002
	Range	110–1704		82–1288
CCITS	SD±Mean	3.8±1.8		3.9±1.8		0.49
	Range	1–8		1–9
Comorbidity	S/p MI	34	37.4%	46	43.8%	0.385
	S/p CVA	32	35.2%	28	26.7%	0.216
	Dementia	15	16.5%	21	20.0%	0.582
	COPD	18	19.8%	22	21.0%	0.861
	DM	45	49.5%	59	56.2%	0.588
	CRF moderate to severe	5	5.5%	17	16.2%	0.01
	Solid Tumor	9	9.9%	8	7.6%	0.701
	HTN	78	85.7%	97	92.4%	0.166
	Falls	20	22.0%	21	20.0%	0.86
	Bed ridden	10	11.0%	14	13.3%	0.669
	Incontinence	16	17.6%	22	21.0%	0.591
	Pressure Ulcers	6	6.6%	8	7.6%	0.999
NYHA class	Class 3	52	57.1%	64	60.9%	0.677
	Class 4	39	42.9%	41	39.1%
Mean number of monthly visits in home care	Doctors	3.3±1.0		3.6±1.4		0.016
	Nurses	5.2±3.9		5.8±3.9		0.222
	All others	0.3±0.4		0.4±0.7		0.217
	Total number of visits	8.8±4.5		9.8±4.6		0.056
Mean number of monthly hospitalizations per patient	Before home care	0.26±0.33		0.48±0.36		<0.0001
	During home care	0.21±0.27		0.2±0.19		0.463
	Difference (%)	-19.2%		-59.2%
Mean monthly number of hospital days per patient	Before home care	1.4±2.1		3.2±3.0		<0.0001
	During home care	1.02±1.7		1.74±1.9		0.083
	Difference (%)	-29.20%		-44.90%
Mean monthly overall cost per patient ($)	Before home care	776.9±1301		1639±1469		<0.0001
	During home care	497.9±1129		1328±1134		<0.0001

CCITS- Charlson Comorbidity Index Total Score, MI-myocardial infarction, CVA-cerebro-vascular accident, COPD -chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, DM-diabetes mellitus, CRF-chronic renal failure, HTN-hypertension,