Table 1.
Descriptive characteristics of the sample. Continuous variables are reported as quartiles I, II (median) and III and categorical variables as percentages and absolute frequencies % (N).
| Variable | Level | N = 74,514 |
|---|---|---|
| Feeding | 0 | 8% (5785) |
| 5 | 12% (9284) | |
| 10 | 80% (59,445) | |
| Bowel control | 0 | 10% (7602) |
| 5 | 7% (5353) | |
| 10 | 83% (61,559) | |
| Bladder control | 0 | 15% (11,097) |
| 5 | 7% (5018) | |
| 10 | 78% (58,399) | |
| Mobility | 0 | 15% (11,384) |
| 5 | 8% (6008) | |
| 10 | 14% (10,574) | |
| 15 | 63% (46,548) | |
| Bathing | 0 | 36% (26,559) |
| 5 | 64% (47,955) | |
| Grooming | 0 | 19% (14,077) |
| 5 | 81% (60,437) | |
| Stair climbing | 0 | 28% (20,723) |
| 5 | 20% (15,009) | |
| 10 | 52% (38,782) | |
| Bed to chair transfers | 0 | 12% (8658) |
| 5 | 10% (7508) | |
| 10 | 11% (8595) | |
| 15 | 67% (49,753) | |
| Toilet use | 0 | 16% (12,292) |
| 5 | 12% (8877) | |
| 10 | 72% (53,345) | |
| Dressing | 0 | 14% (10,473) |
| 5 | 19% (14,207) | |
| 10 | 67% (49,834) | |
| Age | 45/64/77 | |
| Age category | <65 | 51% (38,043) |
| >65 | 49% (36,471) | |
| Gender | Female | 52% (38,768) |
| Male | 48% (35,746) | |
| Department | S | 28% (20,955) |
| CTV | 15% (10,807) | |
| W-C | 13% (9903) | |
| E-U | 0% (240) | |
| M | 30% (22,348) | |
| N-SO | 13% (9610) | |
| MH | 1% (651) |
S = surgical, CTV = cardio-thoraco-vascular, W-C = woman–child, E-U = emergency-urgency, M = medical, N-SO = neurosciences-sense organs, MH =mental health.