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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Sep 8.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Geriatr Soc. 2018 Oct 18;66(12):2353–2359. doi: 10.1111/jgs.15579

Table 1.

Sample Characteristics (N=63,024)

Demographics (no values imputed) n(%)

Age
65–74 27,972 (44.4)
75–84 19,191 (30.4)
85+ 15,861 (25.2)

Sex
Male 61,587 (97.7)
Female 1,437 (2.3)

Race
White 49,944 (79.3)
Black 9,344 (14.8)
Hispanic 2,535 (4.0)
Other 1,201 (1.9)

LoS (med [IQR]) 28 [14–62]

Time until Death (med [IQR]) 160 [35–511]

Died within 6 months 20,751 (32.9)

Life expectancy < 6 months (Item J1400) 13,590 (21.6)

MMRI-v3 Responses (missing values imputed) n(%) Prior to Imputation n(%) After Imputation

Lost weight unintentionally in last 3 months
Yes 15,685 (24.9) 16,468 (26.1)
No 44,585 (70.7) 46,556 (73.9)
Missing 2,754 (4.4) -

Renal failure
Yes 7,378 (11.7) 7,380 (11.7)
No 55,627 (88.2) 55,644 (88.3)
Missing 19 (<0.1) -

Chronic heart failure
Yes 9,986 (15.8) 9,996 (15.9)
No 53,006 (84.1) 53,028 (84.1)
Missing 32 (<0.1) -

Poor Appetite or Overeating
Yes 14,731 (23.4) 15,563 (24.7)
No 46,012 (73.0) 47,461 (75.3)
Missing 2281 (3.6) -

Dehydrated
Yes 696 (1.1) 698 (1.1)
No 62,328 (98.8) 62,326 (98.9)
Missing 82 (0.1) -

Short of breath
Yes 16,340 (25.9) 16,345 (25.9)
No 46,615 (74.0) 46,679 (74.1)
Missing 69 (0.1) -

Cancer
Yes 14,419 (22.9) 14,432 (22.9)
No 48,561 (77.0) 48,592 (77.1)
Missing 44 (<0.1) -

Acute Change in Mental Status
Yes 2,751 (4.4) 3,077 (4.9)
No 57,021 (90.4) 59,947 (95.1)
Missing 3252 (5.2) -

ADL Score (med [IQR]) 7 [4–11] 7 [4–11]
Missing 126 (0.2) -