Table 2.

Patient characteristics stratified by foot disease risk

	Low risk (n = 33)	At risk (n = 6)	High risk (n = 7)	Foot Disease (n = 6)	P value
Age, years (median [IQR])	84.5 [78.5–89.5]	80.1 [63.9–89.9]	90 [87.4–92.1]	89.1 [85.7–93.1]	0.08#
Female, n (%)	20 (61)	2 (33)	3 (43)	3 (50)	0.59^
Falls in last 12 months, n (%)	23 (70)	2 (40) (n = 5)	5 (71)	6 (100)	0.10^
Deformity, n (%)	4 (12)	0 (0)	6 (86)	1 (20) (n = 5)	0.001^
Neuropathy, n (%)	0 (0)	4 (67)	5 (71)	1 (16.7)	< 0.001^
Mild or moderate PAD, n (%)	0 (0)	4 (67)	2 (29)	3 (50)	< 0.001^
Inappropriate footwear, n (%)	26 (90) (n = 29)	5 (83)	5 (71)	5 (83.3)	0.52^
Podiatry assessment, n (%)	2 (6)	1 (17)	0 (0)	5 (83)	< 0.001^
FAC admission (median, [IQR])	3 [2–3] (n = 27)	2 [0–3.3]	1 [0–3]	2 [0–3.3]	0.84#
SPPB (median, [IQR])	3 [0–5] (n = 32)	0 [0–6] (n = 5)	0 [0–5]	1 [0–5.3]	0.79#
Katz ADL (median, [IQR])	2 [1–4]	1.5 [0.8–3.8]	1 [1–3]	2 [0.8–2.5]	0.31#
iADL (median, [IQR])	1 [1–2]	2 [0–3.3]	1 [1–3]	1[0–3]	0.12#
MST (median, [IQR])	0 [0–2]	1.5 [0–2.3]	2 [2–3]	1 [0–3] (n = 5)	0.11#
Braden scale (median, [IQR])	18 [17–20]	16 [15.5–20.3]	17 [15–19]	18 [17.5–18]	0.48#
CIRS (median, [IQR])	1.8 [1.5–2.4]	2.3 [1.7–2.4]	1.9 [1.7–2]	1.8 [1.3–2]	0.56#
CFS (median, [IQR])	6 [4–7] (n = 31)	6.5 [4.5–7] (n = 4)	6 [5–6.3] (n = 6)	6.5 [5–7]	0.42#
Length of stay, geriatric rehabilitation, days (median, [IQR])	15.2 [8–22.1]	27.1 [12.7–37.7]	25.8 [12.5–32.8]	24.5 [14.5–27.7]	0.1#
Discharged home, n (%)	23 (70)	4 (67)	4 (57)	2 (33)	0.41^
Mortality, n (%)	2 (15)	0 (0)	0 (0)	1 (17)	0.59^

Group comparisons: ^Fisher’s exact test, ^#Kruskal-Wallis H test

Abbreviations: ADL Activities of Daily Living, BMI Body Mass Index, CFS Clinical Frailty Scale, CIRS Cumulative Illness Rating Scale, FAC Functional Ambulation Classification, iADL Instrumental Activities of Daily Living, IQR Interquartile range, MST Malnutrition Screening Tool, PAD Peripheral Arterial Disease, SPPB Standardised Physical Performance Battery