TABLE 2.
Characteristics of participants in this study and those of the full PRINCESS cohort at commencement of study and enrollment.
| Variable | Full PRINCESS cohort | Subset participating in this study | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | Mean (SD) | Median (IQR) | Min, max | n | Mean (SD) | Median (IQR) | Min, max | |
| Age (yr) | 310 | 85.3 (7.4) | 86 (81–91) | 65, 102 | 184 | 83.1 (15.7) | 86 (80–91) | 65, 102 |
| Length of care home residence (yr) | 307 | 1.7 (2.4) | 1 (0–2) | 0, 15 | 184 | 1.8 (2.2) | 1 (0.4–2.4) | 0, 15 |
| Frequency | % | Frequency | % | |||||
| Sex | 310 | 183 | ||||||
| Male | 103 | 33.2 | 67 | 36.6 | ||||
| Female | 207 | 66.8 | 116 | 63.4 | ||||
| Frailty index | 310 | 150 | ||||||
| 1 (very fit) | 4 | 1.3 | 1 | 0.7 | ||||
| 2 (well) | 8 | 2.6 | 5 | 3.3 | ||||
| 3 (managing well) | 19 | 6.1 | 13 | 8.7 | ||||
| 4 (vulnerable) | 11 | 3.5 | 7 | 4.7 | ||||
| 5 (mildly frail) | 20 | 6.5 | 13 | 8.7 | ||||
| 6 (moderately frail) | 84 | 27.1 | 50 | 33.3 | ||||
| 7 (severely frail) | 158 | 51.0 | 61 | 40.7 | ||||
| 8 (very severely frail) | 6 | 1.9 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 9 (terminally ill) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||