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Table 1 Characteristics of the study population

From: Association between routine laboratory tests and long-term mortality among acutely admitted older medical patients: a cohort study

 

Non-diagnosed cancer

Diagnosed cancer

Variables

N

Median

IQ

N

Median

IQ

Sex female (%)

1884

59%

   

422

51%

   

LOS Index (days)

3172

3.0

1.0

-

8.0

833

3.00

1.0

-

8.0

Charlson Score (No.)

3172

1.0

0.0

-

2.0

833

3.00

2.0

-

5.0

CRP (mg/l)

2610

14.0

6.0

-

50.0

714

21.0

6.0

-

68.0

Leukocyte (x109/l)

2548

9.1

7.1

-

12.2

700

9.2

7.1

-

12.4

Neutrophils (x109/l)

2539

6.4

4.6

-

9.4

691

6.6

4.6

-

9.8

Haemoglobin (mmol/l)

2545

7.9

7.1

-

8.6

699

7.5

6.6

-

8.2

MCHC (mmol/l)

2519

20.9

20.4

-

21.5

693

20.8

20.2

-

21.3

MCV (Fl)

2519

90.0

87.0

-

94.0

693

90.0

86.0

-

95.0

Thrombocyte (x109/l)

2540

238.0

190.0

-

302.0

698

246.0

189.0

-

322.0

Creatinine (μmol/l)

2622

86.0

69.0

-

116.0

716

85.0

69.0

-

120.5

BUN (mmol/l)

2562

7.0

5.1

-

10.1

696

7.2

5.1

-

10.9

Sodium (mmol/l)

2622

138.0

135.0

-

141.0

716

138.0

134.0

-

140.0

Potassium (mmol/l)

2594

3.8

3.5

-

4.2

706

3.9

3.5

-

4.3

Albumin (g/l)

2592

36.0

32.0

-

40.0

709

35.0

30.0

-

38.0

ALAT (U/l)

2588

17.0

11.0

-

26.0

708

17.0

11.0

-

26.0

Alkaline Phosphatase (U/l)

2572

80.0

65.0

-

105.0

703

86.0

67.0

-

114.0

LDH (U/l)

2496

182.0

156.0

-

220.0

680

186.0

154.0

-

229.5

Bilirubin (μmol/l)

2591

7.0

5.0

-

11.0

705

7.0

5.0

-

11.0

Factor II, VII, X

2528

0.8

0.6

-

1.0

693

0.8

0.6

-

1.0

2000-2010

          

Diag. Unique

3172

16.0

9.0

-

25.0

833

22.0

14.0

-

32.0

Outpatient clinic visits

3172

8.0

4.0

-

13.0

833

13.0

8.0

-

19.0

Prior admissions

3172

4.0

1.0

-

7.0

833

6.0

3.0

-

10.0

Prior acute admissions

3172

3.0

1.0

-

6.0

833

4.0

2.0

-

7.0

LOS

3172

19.0

4.0

-

50.0

833

30.0

12.0

-

63.0

LOS acute admissions

3172

12.0

1.0

-

36.0

833

18.0

5.0

-

45.0

FI-OutRef (No.)

2607

5.0

3.0

-

8.0

714

6.0

4.0

-

8.5

Age (years)

3172

79.4

72.3

-

85.7

833

79.4

73.0

-

85.6

No. of chronic diag (No.)

3172

6.0

3.0

-

11.0

833

9.0

5.0

-

13.0

New chronic diag (No.)

3172

1.0

0.0

-

3.0

833

2.0

1.0

-

4.0

New acute admissions (No.)

3172

1.0

0.0

-

2.0

833

2.0

1.0

-

4.0

  1. Non-diagnosed cancer no cancer diagnoses registered within 10 years prior to index admission, Diagnosed cancer cancer diagnosis registered within 10 years prior to index admission, Diag. Unique the number of unique diagnosis codes, LOS length of stay, CRP C-reactive protein, MCHC mean corpuscular haemoglobin concentration, MCV mean corpuscular volume, BUN blood urea nitrogen, ALAT, alanine aminotransferase, LDH, lactate dehydrogenase, FI-OutRef number of laboratory tests outside reference interval, No. of chronic diag number of chronic diagnoses within the 10 years prior to the index admission, New chronic diag number of new chronic diagnoses in the two-year period up to index admission, New acute admissions number of new acute admissions in the two-year period up to index admission. Bold fonts indicate variables used as markers of long-term mortality
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