Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the total study population and the three care dependency groups based on their care dependency scores at baseline
Care dependency groups# | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total population | Low CDS group | Middle CDS group | High CDS group | ||
n = 890 | n = 303 | n = 282 | n = 305 | P-value* | |
Cut-off level of the CDS score (points) | |||||
Men | ≤ 37 points | >37 - <55 | ≥ 55 points | ||
Women | ≤ 34 points | >34 - <51 | ≥ 51 points | ||
Socio demographic factors | |||||
Female, n (%) | 674 (75.7) | 229 (75.6) | 213 (75.5) | 232 (76.1) | 0.986 |
Age in years, median (IQR) | 84 (79,88) | 85 (79,89) | 84 (79,88) | 84 (79,88) | 0.180** |
Length of stay on ward in months, median (IQR) | 18 (5,40) | 31 (11,58) | 17 (3,34) | 12 (3,31) | <0.001** |
CDS: median (IQR) | 44 (30,56) | 26 (21,31) | 44 (39,48) | 60 (55,64) | NA |
Cranberry use | 443 (49.8) | 155 (51.2) | 135 (47.9) | 153 (50.2) | 0.720 |
Comorbidities n (%) | |||||
Myocardial infarction | 78 (8.8)$ | 28 (9.3) | 28 (10.0) | 22 (7.3) | 0.482 |
Stroke | 204 (23.1)$ | 79 (26.3) | 63 (22.5) | 62 (20.4) | 0.215 |
Cancer | 164 (18.7)$ | 49 (16.4) | 49 (17.7) | 66 (21.8) | 0.209 |
Diabetes mellitus | 174 (19.6) | 54 (17.8) | 54 (19.1) | 66 (21.6) | 0.484 |
COPD | 129 (14.8)$ | 47 (15.8) | 46 (16.5) | 36 (12.1) | 0.274 |
Urine incontinence | 563 (65.8)$ | 263 (88.3) | 180 (67.4) | 120 (41.4) | <0.001 |
Urinary tract infection preceding year | 386 (43.4)$ | 136 (44.9) | 120 (42.6) | 130 (42.8) | 0.817 |
Dementia | 677 (76.8)$ | 262 (87.3) | 224 (80.6) | 191 (63.0) | <0.001 |