Table 1.
Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of older persons in GUs and PSUs prior to the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic
| GU, n = 511 | PSU, n = 163 | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Women, n (%) | 372 (72.5) | 114 (69.9) | 0.478 |
| Average age, years (SD) | 85.75 (8.44) | 83.94 (8.93) | 0.019* |
| Median stay, months (IQR) | 22.5 (46.3) | 22.5 (37.6) | 0.410 |
| Dementia, n (%) | 238 (46.6) | 146 (89.6) | <0.001* |
| Alzheimer’s disease, n (%) | 126 (24.7) | 85 (52.1) | <0.001* |
| Vascular dementia, n (%) | 22 (4.3) | 10 (6.1) | 0.340 |
| Lewy body dementia, n (%) | 6 (1.2) | 8 (4.9) | <0.001* |
| Barthel Index, median (IQR) | 46 (62) | 34.5 (58) | 0.040* |
| Barthel Index <20, n (%) | 140 (27.5) | 52 (32.1) | 0.260 |
| MEC-35, median (IQR) | 23 (12) | 15 (11) | <0.001* |
| GDS, median (IQR) | 4 (3) | 6 (1) | <0.001* |
| GDS ≥6, n (%) | 133 (28.1) | 100 (66.2) | <0.001* |
| Frail-VIG, median (IQR) | 0.4 (0.16) | 0.48 (0.13) | <0.001* |
| Frail-VIG > 0.50, n (%) | 77 (19.6) | 46 (37.7) | <0.001* |
Frail-VIG Frailty Index based on Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment, GDS Reisberg’s Global Deterioration Scale, GU geriatric units, IQR interquartile range, MEC-35 Lobo’s Mini-Mental State Examination of 35 Points (the Spanish version of the Mini-Mental Examination), PSU psychogeriatric units, SD standard deviation, *p < 0.05