Table 3.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of Dementia Special Care Unit (DSCU) residents grouped by outcome (alive or deceased) during the observation period.
| Alive(N = 43) | Deceased(N = 14) | P VALUE | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Demographics and clinical characteristics | |||
| AGE y/o (mean ± SD) | 81⋅9 ± 6⋅6 | 85⋅5 ± 7⋅1 | 0⋅080# |
| Gender n. (%) | |||
| Male | 9 (20⋅9) | 10 (71⋅4) | 0⋅001* |
| Female | 34 (79⋅1) | 4 (28⋅6) | |
| Comorbidity (number of active diseases) | |||
| ≥ 3 | 9 (20⋅9) | 9 (64⋅3) | 0⋅006* |
| < 3 | 34 (79⋅1) | 5 (35⋅7) | |
| Existing Comorbidities n. (%) | |||
| Hypertension | 21 (48⋅8) | 10 (71⋅4) | 0⋅121* |
| Cardiovascular Disease | 13 (30⋅2) | 5 (35⋅7) | 0⋅736* |
| Diabetes Mellitus | 6 (14⋅0) | 5 (35⋅7) | 0⋅115* |
| Chronic Pulmonary Disease | 6 (14⋅0) | 2 (14⋅3) | 1⋅000* |
| Malignancy | 3 (7⋅0) | 3 (21⋅1) | 0⋅151* |
| Clinical Dementia Rating (CDR) n. (%) | |||
| CDR1 | 2 (4⋅7) | ⋅⋅ | 0⋅788* |
| CDR2 | 6 (13⋅9) | 3 (21⋅4) | |
| CDR3 | 26 (60⋅5) | 7 (50⋅0) | |
| CDR4 | 9 (20⋅9) | 4 (28⋅6) | |
| COVID-19 onset symptoms | |||
| Typical | 33 (76⋅7) | 3 (21.4) | <0.001 |
| Atypical – Delirium-onset | 10 (23⋅3) | 11 (78⋅6) | |
Data are shown as means ± SD or n (%). Data in bold represent statistically significant p-values before Bonferroni adjustment (Bonferroni-adjusted alpha level = 0⋅05/10 = 0⋅005).
# Student's t-test * Fisher's Exact Test.
CDR = Clinical Dementia Rating; DOC = delirium-onset COVID-19; N-DOC = no delirium-onset COVID-19.