Table 2.
Baseline characteristics of the intention-to-treat population.
| Attribute | APM n = 1016 | HSF n = 1013 | Overall n = 2029 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | |||
| Male | 462(45.5%) | 445(43.9%) | 907(44.7%) |
| Female | 553(54.4%) | 566(55.9%) | 1119(55.2%) |
| Missing | 1(0.1%) | 2(0.2%) | 3(0.1%) |
| Age (years) | |||
| Mean (S.D.) | 77.8(13.42) | 78.2(12.87) | 78.0(13.1) |
| Median (range) | 81(21.1105) | 81(21.9101) | 81(21,105) |
| IQR | (71.3,87.0) | (71.9,87.2) | (71.6,87.1) |
| Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ethnicity | |||
| White | 1000(98.4%) | 992(97.9%) | 1992(98.2%) |
| Mixed race/non-white | 15(1.5%) | 19(1.9%) | 34(1.7%) |
| Missing | 1(0.1%) | 2(0.2%) | 3(0.1%) |
| Medical speciality | |||
| Medical | 641(63.1%) | 669(66.1%) | 1310(64.6%) |
| Surgical | 83(8.2%) | 72(7.1%) | 155(7.6%) |
| Orthopaedics and trauma | 233(22.9%) | 220(21.7%) | 453(22.3%) |
| Oncology | 21(2.1%) | 16(1.6%) | 37(1.8%) |
| Critical care | 10(1.0%) | 6(0.6%) | 16(0.8%) |
| Neurosciences | 17(1.7%) | 15(1.5%) | 32(1.6%) |
| Spinal injury | 8(0.8%) | 9(0.9%) | 17(0.9%) |
| Other | 2(0.2%) | 2(0.2%) | 4(0.2%) |
| Missing | 1(0.0%) | 4(0.3%) | 5(0.2%) |
| Consent type | |||
| Written | 706(69.5%) | 696(68.7%) | 1402(69.1%) |
| Witnessed verbal | 151(14.9%) | 152(15.0%) | 303(14.9%) |
| Consultee agreement | 159(15.6%) | 163(16.1%) | 322(15.9%) |
| Missinga | 0(0.0%) | 2(0.2%) | 2(0.1%) |
| Healthcare setting | |||
| Secondary care hospital | 710(69.9%) | 704(69.5%) | 1414(69.7%) |
| Community hospital | 191(18.8%) | 188(18.6%) | 379(18.7%) |
| NHS intermediate care/ rehabilitation facility | 115(11.3%) | 119(11.7%) | 234(11.5%) |
| Missingb | 0(0.0%) | 2(0.2%) | 2(0.1%) |
| Days between admission to randomising | |||
| Mean (S.D.) | 12.7(20.27) | 13.3(21.23) | 13.0(20.8) |
| Median (range) | 6(0.0,306) | 7(0.0,388) | 7(0,388) |
| IQR | (3.0,15.0) | (3.0,17.0) | (3.0,16.0) |
| Missing | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Standard deviation (SD), Inter-Quartile Range (IQR).
a
These were entered on the 24 h system as written consent, and therefore included in the analyses.
b
These were entered on the 24 h system as Secondary care hospital, and therefore included in the analyses,