Table 2.
Baseline characteristics according to the presence of 6 month death.
| Variable | 6 month death (n=31) | No 6 month death (n=331) |
| Age, years | 69 (64–80) | 74 (65–83) |
| Men | 15 (48.4) | 153 (49.8) |
| Charlson comorbidity index | 10 (7–12) | 7 (5–9) |
| Multimorbidity* | 28 (90.3) | 274 (89.3) |
| Previous admission† | 17 (54.8) | 78 (25.4) |
| Duration of TUG test, seconds | 17 (11–21) | 12 (8–18) |
| TUG test duration ≥15 s | 18 (58.0) | 111 (36.2)‡ |
| Hospitalisation characteristics | ||
| Elective | 0 (0.0) | 13 (4.2) |
| Length of stay, days | 13 (6–27) | 6 (4–11) |
| Diagnosis of index admission | ||
| Cardiovascular disease‡ | 3 (9.7) | 88 (28.7) |
| Infection | 5 (16.1) | 62 (20.2) |
| Neuropsychiatric disease§, ¶ | 2 (6.5) | 63 (0.5) |
| Oncological disease | 12 (38.7) | 14 (4.6) |
| Respiratory disease§ | 1 (3.2) | 29 (9.5) |
| Other | 2 (6.5) | 14 (4.6) |
| Gastrointestinal disease§ | 4 (12.9) | 14 (4.6) |
| Osteoarticular disease§ | 0 (0.0) | 10 (3.3) |
| Endocrine or metabolic disease | 1 (3.2) | 10 (3.3) |
| Renal disease§ | 1 (3.2) | 3 (1.0) |
Data are n (% of column) or median (IQR).
*Two or more comorbidities as recorded in the Charlson comorbidity index.
†Hospital admission(s) during the 6 months preceding index admission.
‡Including ischemic/thrombotic disorder, congestive heart failure and arrhythmia.
§Other than infection.
¶Including dementia, alcohol disorder and intoxication.