Table 1 Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of the participant sample
From: Are older and seriously ill inpatients planning ahead for future medical care?
|  | 55 79 years(n = 65) | 80 years or over(n = 116) | Total(N = 186) |
|---|---|---|---|
Sex | |||
 Male | 28 (43%) | 49 (42%) | 80 (43%) |
 Female | 37 (57%) | 67 (58%) | 106 (57%) |
Australian born | |||
 Yes | 56 (86%) | 104 (90%) | 165 (89%) |
 No | 9 (14%) | 12 (10%) | 21 (11%) |
Religion | |||
 Catholic | 20 (31%) | 20 (18%) | 40 (22%) |
 Anglican | 14 (22%) | 31 (27%) | 47 (26%) |
 Muslim | 4 (6.2%) | 10 (8.8%) | 14 (7.6%) |
 No religion | 16 (25%) | 28 (25%) | 45 (24%) |
 Other | 11 (17%) | 25 (22%) | 38 (21%) |
Living arrangements | |||
 Home alone | 29 (45%) | 58 (50%) | 90 (49%) |
 Spouse/partner | 23 (35%) | 29 (25%) | 54 (29%) |
 Relative | 9 (14%) | 17 (15%) | 26 (14%) |
 Nursing home | 3 (4.6%) | 6 (5.2%) | 9 (4.9%) |
 Other | 1 (1.5%) | 5 (4.3%) | 6 (3.2%) |
Reason for admission* | |||
 Fall | 13 (21%) | 36 (31%) | 49 (27%) |
 Pneumonia | 2 (3.2%) | 5 (4.4%) | 7 (3.9%) |
 Shortness of breath | 5 (7.9%) | 9 (8.0%) | 14 (7.7%) |
 Fracture | 0 | 4 (3.5%) | 4 (2.2%) |
 Infection | 7 (11%) | 8 (7.1%) | 15 (8.8%) |
 Other | 47 (72%) | 68 (60%) | 115 (64%) |
Medical conditions* | |||
 Cancer | 9 (14%) | 15 (14%) | 25 (14%) |
 COPD | 6 (9.4%) | 10 (9.0%) | 17 (9.4%) |
 Heart failure | 13 (20%) | 21 (19%) | 35 (19%) |
 Renal disease | 25 (39%) | 10 (9.0%) | 35 (19%) |
 Diabetes | 19 (30%) | 11 (9.6%) | 31 (17%) |
 Other | 40 (63%) | 80 (72%) | 123 (69%) |