Older adults with acquired brain injury: a population based study

BMC Geriatrics

Table 3 Characteristics of hospitalized TBI patients by age groups in Ontario, 2007/08 to 2009/10

Characteristics	Age groups
	Older adults (65+ Years)		65 – 74 Years		75 – 84 Years		85+ Years
	N	Col %	N	Col %	N	Col %	N	Col %
Overall	6,511	100	1,868	100	2,759	100	1,884	100
Sex ***
Males	3,482	53.5	1,189	63.7	1,474	53.4	819	43.5
Females	3,029	46.5	679	36.3	1,285	46.6	1,065	56.5
¹ Charlson comorbidity index *
0 – 1 (low)	5,169	79.4	1,518	81.3	2,155	78.1	1,496	79.4
2 – 3	1,043	16.0	261	14.0	468	17.0	314	16.7
4+ (high)	299	4.6	89	4.8	136	4.9	74	3.9
Length of stay in acute care (days) ***
1 – 2	824	12.7	246	13.2	345	12.5	233	12.4
3 – 5	1,602	24.6	501	26.8	696	25.2	405	21.5
6 – 11	1,679	25.8	505	27.0	694	25.2	480	25.5
12+	2,406	37.0	616	33.0	1,024	37.1	766	40.7
Alternate level of care days ***
None	5,018	77.1	1,528	81.8	2,163	78.4	1,327	70.4
1 – 2	180	2.8	43	2.3	73	2.6	64	3.4
3 – 5	240	3.7	69	3.7	93	3.4	78	4.1
6 – 11	361	5.5	81	4.3	145	5.3	135	7.2
12+	712	10.9	147	7.9	285	10.3	280	14.9
Special care days ***
None	4,810	73.9	1,237	66.2	2,016	73.1	1,557	82.6
1 – 2	657	10.1	226	12.1	300	10.9	131	7.0
3 – 5	461	7.1	179	9.6	184	6.7	98	5.2
6 – 11	304	4.7	103	5.5	146	5.3	55	2.9
12+	279	4.3	123	6.6	113	4.1	43	2.3
Discharge destination ***
Death	1,344	20.6	255	13.7	553	20.0	536	28.5
Home	3,087	47.4	1,096	58.7	1,315	47.7	676	35.9
Inpatient rehabilitation	708	10.9	235	12.6	329	11.9	144	7.6
Complex continuing care	360	5.5	90	4.8	141	5.1	129	6.8
Long term care	606	9.3	65	3.5	236	8.6	305	16.2
Other	406	6.2	127	6.8	185	6.7	94	5.0

Statistical Significance (chi-square): * p < .05; ** p < .01; *** p < .001.
This is a patient level analysis. Note: ¹After Bonferroni correction, Charlson Comorbidity Index score was not significant.

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