Table 2.
Post-matching distribution of study subjects. Absolute frequencies, percentages and P values according to the characteristics used for matching in NH and not NH residents
| Total | Non-NH residents | NH residents | P value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | N | % | |||
| Total | 63,884 | 31,922 | 100.0 | 31,922 | 100.0 | |
| Gender | 0.157 | |||||
| Females | 47,546 | 23,695 | 74.2 | 23,851 | 74.7 | |
| Males | 16,298 | 8,227 | 25.8 | 8,071 | 25.3 | |
| Age group (years) | <0.001 | |||||
| 70–79 | 11,163 | 5,264 | 16.5 | 5,899 | 18.5 | |
| 80–89 | 31,809 | 16,049 | 50.3 | 15,760 | 49.4 | |
| 90–100 | 20,872 | 10,609 | 33.2 | 10,263 | 32.2 | |
| Province of domicile | 0.244 | |||||
| Belluno | 4,496 | 2,276 | 7.1 | 2,220 | 6.9 | |
| Padua | 9,796 | 4,961 | 15.5 | 4,835 | 15.2 | |
| Rovigo | 3,815 | 1,910 | 6.0 | 1,905 | 6.0 | |
| Treviso | 11,994 | 6,004 | 18.8 | 5,990 | 18.8 | |
| Venice | 9,276 | 4,596 | 14.4 | 4,680 | 14.7 | |
| Vicenza | 13,150 | 6,624 | 20.8 | 6,526 | 20.4 | |
| Verona | 11,317 | 5,551 | 17.4 | 5,766 | 18.1 | |
| Legal disability | 48,864 | 25,032 | 78.4 | 23,832 | 74.7 | <0.001 |
| Chronic disease | ||||||
| HT | 45,631 | 23,216 | 72.7 | 22,415 | 70.2 | <0.001 |
| DM | 14,239 | 7,274 | 22.8 | 6,965 | 21.8 | 0.003 |
| IHD | 9,627 | 4,99 | 15.7 | 4,628 | 14.5 | 0.006 |
| COPD | 5,865 | 3,064 | 9.6 | 2,801 | 8.8 | <0.001 |
| CHF | 11,368 | 5,853 | 18.3 | 5,515 | 17.3 | <0.001 |
| CRF | 3,902 | 2,035 | 6.4 | 1,867 | 5.8 | 0.006 |
| D | 28,301 | 13,430 | 42.1 | 14,871 | 46.6 | <0.001 |