Table 1.
baseline characteristics of patients according to sex, NEXT-STEP study, Lausanne, Switzerland
| Men | Women | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of patients | 106 | 71 | |
| Characteristics | |||
| Age (years) | 79.7 ± 8.1 | 83.5 ± 8.6 | 0.003 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) a | 25.3 ± 4.6 | 23.7 ± 4.5 | 0.039 |
| Depressive disorders | 12 (11.3) | 14 (19.7) | 0.122 |
| Urinary/fecal incontinence | 41 (38.7) | 19 (26.8) | 0.101 |
| Hearing loss/vision issues | 45 (42.5) | 25 (35.2) | 0.334 |
| Medical history | |||
| Walking aids 2 weeks before admission | 49 (46.2) | 41 (57.8) | 0.133 |
| History of falls during the year before admission | 31 (29.3) | 23 (32.4) | 0.656 |
| Reason for admission associated with functional decline b | 59 (55.7) | 34 (47.9) | 0.310 |
| Status upon inclusion | |||
| Cognitive impairment/confusion | 37 (34.9) | 15 (21.1) | 0.049 |
| Sedative drugs | 15 (14.2) | 12 (17.1) | 0.590 |
| Barthel Index | 89.1 ± 15.4 | 88.6 ± 16.4 | 0.854 |
| Braden score | 0.566 | ||
| > 18 | 55 (54.5) | 35 (50.0) | |
| ≤ 18 | 46 (45.5) | 35 (50.0) | |
| Medical equipment c | 26 (24.5) | 10 (14.1) | 0.091 |
| Isolation precautions | 3 (2.8) | 3 (4.2) | 0.685‡ |
| Prescription of physiotherapy | 66 (62.3) | 47 (66.2) | 0.593 |
| Charlson comorbidity index | 4 [3–7] | 3 [1–6] | 0.002¶ |
Results are expressed as mean ± SD or as median [interquartile range] for continuous variables and as number of participants (percentage) for categorical variables. a, 99 men and 63 women. b: gait problems/ fall, general state alteration, musculoskeletal pain, neurological deficit. c: urinary catheter or nasal cannula oxygen therapy. Between-group comparisons using student’s t-test or Kruskal-Wallis (¶) test for continuous variables and chi-square or Fisher’s exact test (‡) for categorical variables