Table 1.

Characteristics of Study Participants and Relationship to Survival (n=123)

Residents’ Characteristics	Total Sample	Died (n= 93)	Survived or Discharged (n=30)	Statistic	p-value
Demographic characteristics
Gender
Female % (n=68)	55.3	53.8	60.0	χ2 (df=1) = 0.357	0.550
Male % (n=55)	44.7	46.2	40.0
Age (years) Mean(SD) (n=123)	81.5 (7.1)	82.1 (7.0)	79.6 (7.0)	t = −1.705	0.095
Race (n=123)
White % (n=103)	83.7	83.9	83.3	χ2 (df=1)= 0.005	0.945
Non-white % (n=20)	16.3	16.1	16.7
Residence (n=123)
Site 1 % (n=41)	33.3	35.5	26.7	χ2 (df=2)=1.068	0.586
Site 2 % (n=60)	48.8	46.2	56.7
Site 3 % (n=22)	17.9	18.3	16.7
Health status characteristics
Dementia diagnosis (n=123)
Alzheimer disease % (n=71)	57.7	62.4	43.3	χ2 (df=1) = 3.367	0.067
Other types of dementiaa % (n=52)	42.3	37.6	56.7
Years with dementia symptomsb Mean (SD) (n=122)	8.6 (5.8)	8.8 (6.0)	7.9 (5.2)	t = −0.807	0.423
Years at nursing home Mean (SD) (n=123)	1.9 (3.0)	2.1 (3.3)	1.6 (1.8)	t = −1.025	0.308
SIRSc score Mean (SD) (n=121)c	10.3 (6.7)	10.1 (6.4)	11.1 (7.6)	t = 0.660	0.513
Health problemsd
Heart disease % (n=123)	48.0	48.4	46.7	χ2 (df=1) = 0.027	0.870
Pulmonary disorders % (n=123)	17.9	18.3	16.7	χ2 (df=1) = 0.040	0.841
Diabetes Mellitus % (n=123)	13.8	14.0	13.3	χ2 (df=1) = 0.008	0.929
Hallucinations and/or delusions % (n=123)	26.8	26.9	26.7	χ2 (df=1) = 0.0005	0.982
Pneumonia % (n=123)	25.2	29.0	13.3	χ2 (df=1) = 2.966	0.085

^aVascular dementia, mixed dementia, Lewy body dementia, frontotemporal dementia, dementia type not specified, dementia due to HIV, dementia due to Parkinson disease

^bMissing data- Years with dementia symptoms (n=1), SIRS score (n=2)

^cSevere Impairment Rating Scale

^dHealth problems reported in medical records during 6 months preceding enrollment