Table 1. Demographics.
| Number of patients (male/female) | 65 (31/34) |
| Age (years) | 80.0 ± 8.2 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 20.8 ± 3.9 |
| Charlson comorbidity index (score) | 2.4 ± 1.4 |
| Duration of hospitalization (days) | 62.2 ± 39.3 |
| Alb ((g/dL) | 3.4 ± 0.5 |
| FPG (mg/dL) | 102.3 ± 28.9 |
| BUN (mg/dL) | 17.9 ± 7.3 |
| Cr (mg/dL) | 0.9 ± 0.3 |
| eGFR (mL/min/1.73 m2) | 66.9 ± 21.7 |
| Not approved for nursing care service (number of patients) | 6 |
| Approved for nursing care service (number of patients) | 59 |
| Assistance required 1 (number of patients) | 0 |
| Assistance required 2 (number of patients) | 6 |
| Nursing care required 1 (number of patients) | 7 |
| Nursing care required 2 (number of patients) | 13 |
| Nursing care required 3 (number of patients) | 10 |
| Nursing care required 4 (number of patients) | 16 |
| Nursing care required 5 (number of patients) | 7 |
Data are expressed as mean ± standard deviation. The main diseases for admission included chronic heart failure, bronchial pneumonia, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and type 2 diabetes; however, these conditions had been treated in the acute care hospital, and thus, patients’ condition became stable. Alb: serum albumin; FPG: fasting plasma glucose; BUN: blood urea nitrogen; Cr: creatinine; eGFR: estimated glomerular filtration rate.