Table 1 Baseline characteristics
Abnormal cognitive test results | Statistic | p value | Significant post-hoc differences* | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 1 | 2 | ||||
n = 55 | n = 68 | n = 77 | ||||
Age, mean(SD) | 80.6(8.8) | 83.1(8.5) | 85.8(6.6) | F(2, 197) = 7.45 | 0.001 | b |
Male sex | 46% | 30% | 31% | χ2(2, N = 200) = 3.64 | 0.16 | - |
Living alone | 54% | 78% | 68% | χ2(2, N = 200) = 6.63 | 0.04 | a |
Home care | 44% | 61% | 62% | χ2(2, N = 200) = 4.51 | 0.11 | - |
Education ≤8 years | 46% | 61% | 54% | χ2(2, N = 188) = 2.45 | 0.29 | - |
In intervention | 50% | 53% | 47% | χ2(2, N = 200) = 0.56 | 0.76 | - |
Presenting complaint | ||||||
Shortness of breath | 37% | 33% | 26% | χ2(2, N = 200) = 2.25 | 0.33 | - |
Fall | 9% | 3% | 17% | χ2(2, N = 200) = 7.87 | 0.02 | c |
Chest pain | 9% | 9% | 8% | χ2(2, N = 200) = 0.08 | 0.96 | - |
Infection | 15% | 9% | 4% | χ2(2, N = 200) = 4.69 | 0.10 | - |
General condition | 3% | 16% | 9% | χ2(2, N = 200) = 6.61 | 0.04 | a |
Pain | 7% | 2% | 7% | FET(0vs1) N =123 | 0.17† | - |
Neurological symptoms | 2% | 10% | 5% | FET(0vs1) N =123 | 0.07† | - |
Psychiatric | 0% | 3% | 9% | FET(0vs2) N =132 | 0.04† | - |
Laboratory value | 9% | 6% | 5% | FET(0vs2) N =132 | 0.49† | - |
Lower extremity symptoms | 6% | 7% | 4% | FET(1vs2) N =145 | 0.48† | - |
Other | 2% | 2% | 7% | FET(1vs2) N =145 | 0.21† | - |
MMSE, mean(SD) | 26.5(2.0) | 24.3(2.5) | 18.9(3.2) | F(2, 197) = 143.62 | (<0.001) †† | a, b, c |
CDT, mean(SD) | 4.7(0.5) | 3.4(1.1) | 2.4(0.9) | F(2, 195) = 109.62 | (<0.001) †† | a, b, c |