Table 2 Characteristics of study population, case note data in first and second years*

Age, mean (sd)

86.1 (6.7)

87.7 (6.8)

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Female, n (%)

38 (67)

36 (75)

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Uses wheelchair, n (%)

15 (26)

5 (10)

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Diabetic, n (%)

13 (23)

2 (4)

10 (18)

1 (2)

On anti-depressants, n (%)

14 (25)

11 (23)

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On psychotropic medication (including anti-depressants), n (%)

22 (39)

23 (48)

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On diuretics, n (%)

19 (33)

28 (58)

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Falls/month/resident, mean (sd)

0.21 (0.32)

0.12 (0.18)

0.25 (0.37)

0.24 (0.35)

Residents not falling during year, n (%)

23 (40%)

21 (44%)

23 (40%)

24 (50%)

Serious falls (999 dialled), n (%)

8 (14%)

3 (6%)

11 (19%)

9 (19%)

Number of weight measurements per resident over year, mean (sd)

4.5 (1.9)

2.6 (2.2)

6.5 (2.5)

4.8 (2.9)

GP contacts per month, mean (sd)

0.84 (0.84)

0.54 (0.41)

0.95 (1.05)

0.84 (0.94)

Residents with District Nurse wound care contact over year, n (%)

25 (44%)

18 (38%)

22 (39%)

20 (42%)

Residents with urinary tract infections, n (%)

21 (37%)

20 (42%)

20 (35%)

12 (25%)

Residents with chest infections, n (%)

20 (35%)

10 (21%)

16 (28%)

22 (46%)

Residents with hospital stay during year, who survive, n (%)

13 (28%)

4 (12%)

11 (24%)

7 (21%)

Residents who died during the second year, n (%)

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11 (19%)

10 (20%)

Residents discharged to a different home during second year, n (%)

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-

0

4 (8)

Body weight (kg), mean (sd)

64.9 (14.68)

62.31 (12.81)

64.49 (15.35)

61.5 (14.57)

Lowest body weight (kg)

39.0

40.4

32.2

36.1

Highest body weight (kg)

101.2

97.1

101.2

106.6

Body mass index (BMI), mean (sd), N

25.75 (5.32) 57

24.68 (4.49) 43

25.62 (4.82), 57

24.3 (4.82), 43

Residents with BMI < 20, n (%)

6 (11%)

7(16%)

8 (14)

6 (14)

Residents with BMI >30, n (%)

11 (19%)

5 (12%)

13 (23)

4 (9)

Height (m), mean (sd)

1.59 (0.09)

1.58 (0.09)

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