Table 1.
Patient characteristics classified by intercurrent disease (ID) impact category
| Total baseline n = 175 | ID absent n = 86 | ID no impact n = 22 | ID with impact n = 46 | ID deceased n = 16 | ID impact unknown n = 5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variables at baseline | ||||||
| Age (years), Mean (SD) | 78.8 (8.0) | 78.2 (8.3) | 78.8 (5.6) | 78.9 (8.5) | 81.2 (8.4) | 82.6 (7.8) |
| Gender (male), n (%) | 80 (46) | 45 (52) | 11 (50) | 16 (35) | 7 (44) | 1 (20) |
| Charlson-CI score, median (IQR) | 1 (2)* | 0 (2) | 1 (2) | 2 (2) | 2 (2) | 2 (3) |
| Charlson-CI = 0, n (%) | 68 (39)# | 45 (52) | 8 (36) | 10 (22) | 3 (19) | 2 (40) |
| Charlson-CI = 1, n (%) | 38 (22)# | 19 (22) | 6 (27) | 11 (24) | 2 (13) | 0 (0) |
| Charlson-CI ≥ 2, n (%) | 69 (39)# | 22 (26) | 8 (36) | 25 (54) | 11 (69) | 3 (60) |
| Premorbid Barthel Index, median (IQR) | 20 (3) | 20 (2) | 20 (2) | 19 (3) | 17 (7) | 18 (3) |
| LoS acute hospital in days, median (IQR) | 19 (14) | 19 (11) | 19 (13) | 19.5 (18) | 22 (18) | 21 (21) |
| Barthel Index on admission, median (IQR) | 12 (10)* | 14 (7) | 9 (12) | 9 (8) | 8 (9) | 10 (6) |
| Variables at discharge | ||||||
| LoS rehabilitation in weeks, median (IQR) | 12 (15)* | 8 (6) | 16 (23) | 22 (26) | – | 16 (6) |
| Barthel Index at discharge, median (IQR) | 17 (8)* | 18 (4) | 16 (9) | 11 (10) | – | 15 (4) |
| Relative functional gain, median (IQR) | 67 (90)* | 85 (84) | 67 (76) | 24 (79) | – | 71 (42) |
| Discharge home, n (%) | 88 (56)# | 62 (73) | 9 (43) | 13 (28) | – | 4 (80) |
Equal statistical significance was found when deceased patients were excluded
SD standard deviation, Charlson-CI Charlson comorbidity index, IQR interquartile range, LoS length of stay
Statistical significance at p < 0.05
*Kruskal–Wallis test
#Chi-Square test