Table 1.

Demographic and clinical data at admission.

Variables	Long-hospital stay group	Telemonitoring group	p-level
Number	11	11
Sex (% female)	18%	45%	0.13§
Age (years)	55.1 ± 15 51 (29–79)	49.9 ± 20.4 44 (21–85)	0.39*
Length of stay (d)	1, 330 ± 751.7 1,218 (418–2,968)	1, 560 ± 805.3 1,675 (500–2,486)	0.12*
Diagnosis	54% VS 46% MCS	36% VS 64% MCS	0.39§
Tracheostomy (yes, %)	54%	27%	0.24§
PEG (yes, %)	81%	72%	0.61§

Data are shown as mean ± SD and median (range). VS, Vegetative State; MCS, Minimally Conscious State; PEG, Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy.

^*Mann–Whitney U-test;

^§Chi².

Data expressed as median (range) are reported in italic.