Table 2.

Hospital admission and discharge characteristics for study participants

	UK (n = 125)			US (n = 191)
Indicator	Mean, SD	Median	Range	Mean, SD	Median	Range
Age (years)	72.8 ± 10.5	73	48–98	63.8 ± 10.9	65	22–90
Length of hospital stay (days)	10.9 ± 9.0	8	1–37	7.8 ± 7.4	6	1–49
Number of hospital admissions within 6 months of life	2.0 ± 1.0	2	1–5	1.9 ± 1.4	1	1–10
Number of days discharged before death	43.3 ± 46.0	28	1–178	38.4 ± 40.7	22	1–190
Total number of preventative drugs at admission	1.9 ± 1.7	2	0–7	2.6 ± 2.2	2	0–10
Total number of preventative drugs at discharge	1.7 ± 1.7	2	0–7	1.9 ± 2.0	1	0–8
Total number of medications at admission	8.8 ± 3.8	9	1–18	11.6 ± 5.0	11	0–26
Total number of medications at discharge	10.3 ± 4.3	11	1–20	12.1 ± 4.7	12	2–28

SD, standard deviation