Table 2.
Sociodemographic and clinical variables of the multimorbidity clusters
| Osteoarticular | Psychogeriatric | Minor chronic disease | Cardiorespiratory | ||
| Number of patients included, n (%) | 132 (17.8) | 153 (20.7) | 179 (24.2) | 276 (37.3) | |
| Age at admission (year, mean±SD) | 84.03±6.48 | 84.51±7.25 | 83.94±7.19 | 84.06±7.03 | |
| Sex, n (%) | Male | 34 (25.7) | 66 (42.8) | 99 (55.5) | 147 (53.4) |
| Female | 98 (74.3) | 87 (57.2) | 80 (44.5) | 129 (46.6) | |
| Barthel Index (mean±SD) | 63.06±24.78 | 47.62±34.94 | 64.96±33.56 | 75.76±27.52 | |
| Total no chronic conditions (mean±SD) | 11.5±3.64 | 7.68±3.19 | 8.86±3.08 | 7.59±2.61 | |
| Total no geriatric syndromes/risk factors (mean±SD) |
7.76±2.07 | 8.16±2.82 | 6.4±3.32 | 4.42±2 | |
| Charlson Comorbidity Index, n (%) | 2–5 | 26 (19.9) | 24 (15.6) | 37 (20.4) | 61 (22.2) |
| 6–8 | 73 (55.1) | 89 (58.5) | 96 (53.8) | 153 (55.3) | |
| 9–14 | 33 (25.0) | 40 (25.9) | 46 (25.7) | 62 (22.6) | |
| Household, n (%) | With relatives/other people | 91 (68.7) | 103 (67.2) | 133 (74.5) | 196 (71.1) |
| Nursing home | 16 (11.8) | 28 (18.4) | 23 (12.8) | 28 (10.3) | |
| Alone | 26 (19.5) | 22 (14.3) | 23 (12.7) | 52 (18.7) | |
| Chronic disease exacerbation 3 months prior to the index admission, n (%) | No | 24 (18.3) | 46 (30.1) | 48 (27.0) | 106 (38.5) |
| Yes (total) | 108 (81.7) | 107 (69.9) | 130 (73.0) | 170 (61.5) | |
| Primary care | 83 (62.7) | 66 (43.3) | 92 (51.6) | 101 (36.5) | |
| Emergencies | 71 (53.6) | 40 (26.2) | 69 (38.5) | 83 (30.2) | |
| Hospital admission | 49 (37.1) | 46 (30.1) | 47 (26.1) | 51 (18.6) | |
| Outpatient care | 1 (0.7) | 0 (0.3) | 3 (1.4) | 4 (1.4) | |
| Home care | 2 (1.5) | 2 (1.1) | 3 (1.8) | 7 (2.6) | |
| Destination at discharge, n (%) | Home | 86 (65.3) | 83 (54.0) | 111 (62.0) | 188 (68.1) |
| Nursing home | 15 (11.1) | 33 (21.3) | 26 (14.5) | 32 (11.5) | |
| Another hospital | 15 (11.3) | 17 (11.3) | 26 (14.7) | 42 (15.3) | |
| Exitus | 16 (12.3) | 20 (13.3) | 16 (8.8) | 14 (4.9) |