Table 1.
Characteristics of the nursing home residents (n = 103).
| Characteristics | Total | Urban | Rural | p-Value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients, n (%) | 103 | (100) | 70 | (68.0) | 33 | (32.0) | |
| Women | 70 | (68.0) | 46 | (66.0) | 24 | (72.7) | |
| Men | 33 | (32.0) | 24 | (34.0) | 9 | (27.3) | 0.477 |
| Age in years, mean (SD) | 83.2 | (9.5) | 83.0 | (9.9) | 83.4 | (8.6) | 0.820 |
| <80 | 32 | (31.1) | 20 | (29) | 12 | (36.4) | |
| 80+ | 71 | (68.9) | 50 | (71) | 21 | (63.6) | 0.425 |
| Medicine use, mean (SD) | |||||||
| Total | 10.9 | (4.3) | 9.9 | (4.1) | 13.3 | (3.6) | <0.001 |
| Regular | 7.2 | (3.6) | 6.1 | (3.4) | 9.6 | (3.0) | <0.001 |
| As needed | 3.7 | (1.9) | 3.8 | (1.9) | 3.7 | (2.0) | 0.830 |
| Medical diagnoses, mean (SD) | 5.8 | (2.2) | 5.2 | (2.3) | 6.7 | (1.7) | <0.001 |