Table 1.
Baseline characteristics
| Characteristics | N = 827,744 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years), mean (SD) | 74.2 | (10.4) | |
| Age group, N (%) | |||
| 50–64 | 140,774 | (17) | |
| 65–74 | 309,771 | (37.4) | |
| 75–84 | 228,628 | (27.6) | |
| ≥85 | 148,571 | (17.9) | |
| Female, N (%) | 491,497 | (59.4) | |
| Previous LTC service use, N (%) | 109,511 | (13.2) | |
| LTC level, N (%) | |||
| Support level | 21,465 | (2.6) | |
| Care level 1–3 | 63,597 | (7.7) | |
| Care level 4–5 | 24,449 | (3) | |
| Number of medications, median (IQR) | 13 | (6–22) | |
| eFI score, mean (SD) | 0.17 | (0.12) | |
| HFRS score, mean (SD) | 3.6 | (4.3) | |
| eFI frailty category, N (%) | |||
| Fit | 354,023 | (42.8) | |
| Mild | 258,549 | (31.2) | |
| Moderate | 145,091 | (17.5) | |
| Severe | 70,081 | (8.5) | |
| HFRS frailty category, N (%) | |||
| Low | 604,211 | (73.0) | |
| Intermediate | 201,359 | (24.3) | |
| High | 22,174 | (2.7) | |