Table 1 Baseline characteristics of study participants (n = 1232)
From: Basic geriatric assessment does not predict in-hospital mortality after PEG placement
Characteristic | n (%) or Mean ± SD |
|---|---|
Gender, female | 744 (60.4) |
Age, years | 81.6 ± 6.9 |
Main Diagnosis | |
Malnutrition | 41 (3.3) |
Miscellaneous | 235 (19.1) |
Musculoskeletal disease | 102 (8.3) |
Stroke | 680 (55.2) |
Other diseases potentially accompanied by dysphagia | 98 (8.0) |
Pneumonia | 76 (6.2) |
Length of hospital stay, days | 26.1 ± 12.3 |
Barthel index at admission (n = 1215) | 9.5 ± 14.0 |
Barthel index at discharge (n=1082) | 12.0 ± 16.2 |
Care Level (n = 1169) | |
No care level | 499 (42.7) |
1(low) | 277 (23.7) |
2(medium) | 287 (24.6) |
3(high) | 106 (9.1) |
Walking at admission (n = 1125) | |
Able to walk | 53 (4.7) |
Not able to walk | 1072 (95.3) |
Walking at discharge based on Barthel index (n = 1087) | |
Able to walk | 87 (8.0) |
Not able to walk | 1000 (92.0) |
Mini Mental State Exam score (n = 376) | 14.2 ± 9.5 |
Cognitive rating (n = 664)* | |
No cognitive impairment | 80 (12.0) |
Mild or questionable cognitive impairment | 134 (20.2) |
Moderate to severe cognitive impairment | 450 (67.8) |
Legal Incapacitation (n = 1087) | |
No legal incapacitation | 495 (45.9) |
Legal incapacitation | 583 (54.1) |
No information | 154 (12.5) |
Discharged to (n = 1216) | |
Private household | 355 (29.2) |
Nursing home | 504 (41.4) |
Death in hospital | 156 (12.8) |
Other | 201 (16.5) |