Table 1 Patient characteristics at admission and three months follow-up, stratified by sex
Characteristics | Included at baseline (n = 378) | Included at follow-up (n = 297) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
♂ (n = 192) | ♀ (n = 186) | ♂ (n = 141) | ♀ (n = 156) | |
Age, years, mean (SD) | 79.1 (6.3) | 80.3 (6.5) | 78.1 (5.5) | 80.3 (6.5) |
Use of walking aid | 92 (48.2) | 108 (58.7) | 64 (45.7) | 91 (59.1) |
Living independently | 178 (92.7) | 161 (89.0) | 132 (93.6) | 135 (88.2) |
Weight, kg, mean (SD) | 77.3 (15.4) | 68.3 (16.7) | 79.8 (15.2) | 68.9 (17.3) |
Height, cm, mean (SD) | 175 (6.7) | 161 (5.7) | 176 (6.4) | 161 (5.7) |
BMI, kg/m2, mean (SD) | 25.2 (4.5) | 26.3 (6.3) | 25.9 (4.4) | 26.5 (6.5) |
Current smoking | 27 (14.5) | 13 (7.1) | 19 (13.8) | 8 (5.2) |
Alcohol use | 91 (48.9) | 55 (30.4) | 80 (58.0) | 45 (29.6) |
Elective admission | 25 (13.0) | 33 (17.7) | 23 (16.3) | 29 (18.6) |
Surgical specialism | 76 (39.6) | 95 (51.1) | 65 (46.1) | 83 (53.2) |
Polypharmacya | 127 (66.1) | 107 (57.5) | 88 (62.4) | 91 (58.3) |
Comorbiditiesb | 170 (88.5) | 163 (88.6) | 120 (85.1) | 137 (89.0) |
ADL-score, median (IQR) | 0 (0–3) | 1 (0–3) | 0 (0–2) | 1 (0–3) |
NRS-score, median (IQR) | 1 (0–4) | 3 (0–6) | 1 (0–4) | 3 (0–6) |
FAC-score, median (IQR) | 2 (1–5) | 2 (0–4) | 3 (1–5) | 2 (0–5) |
6-CIT-score, median (IQR) | 4 (0–8) | 4 (1–10) | 4 (0–8) | 4 (0–10) |
SNAQ-score, median (IQR) | 0 (0–3) | 1 (0–2) | 0 (0–2) | 0 (0–2) |
LOS, days, median (IQR) | 5 (3–7) | 5 (3–9) | 5 (2–7) | 5 (3–9) |
Pre-hospitalization fallsc | 79 (41.1) | 93 (50.3) | 57 (40.4) | 79 (51.0) |
Post-hospitalization fallsd | 32 (23.4) | 26 (17.9) | ||