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Table 2 Main medical diagnosis leading to hospital admission of the total cohort also split by ISAR and CGA results

From: Health outcome of older hospitalized patients in internal medicine environments evaluated by Identification of Seniors at Risk (ISAR) screening and geriatric assessment

 

Total (n = 547)

ISAR- (n = 229)

ISAR+/CGA normal (n = 145)

ISAR+/CGA abnormal (n = 97)

Liver cancer

71 (13.0)

30 (13.1)

25 (17.2)

5 (5.2)

Renal transplantation

55 (10.1)

15 (6.5)

24 (16.6)

9 (9.3)

CKD (not dialysis-dependent)

38 (6.9)

17(7.4)

10 (6.9)

4 (4.3)

Peripheral artery disease

30 (5.5)

16 (7.0)

7 (4.8)

6 (6.2)

Aortic valve stenosis

25 (4.6)

6 (2.6)

4 (2.8)

9 (9.3)

CKD requiring dialysis

21 (3.8)

11 (4.8)

8 (5.5)

0 (0.0)

Arterial hypertension

19 (3.5)

12 (5.2)

3 (2.1)

2 (2.1)

Acute renal failure

19 (3.5)

7 (3.1)

3 (2.1)

5 (5.2)

Heart failure

17 (3.1)

6 (2.6)

3 (2.1)

5 (5.2)

Neoplasia of the gastrointestinal tract

14 (2.6)

9 (3.9)

4 (2.8)

0 (0.0)

Cholangiocarcinoma

13 (2.4)

6 (2.6)

3 (2.1)

1 (1.0)

Liver cirrhosis

10 (1.8)

3 (1.3)

5 (3.4)

1 (1.0)

Cholangitis

8 (1.5)

4 (1.7)

1 (0.7)

1 (1.0)

ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction

8 (1.5)

3 (1.3)

1 (0.7)

2 (2.1)

Aneurysm

8 (1.5)

8 (3.5)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

Angina pectoris

8 (1.5)

5 (2.2)

1 (0.7)

0 (0.0)

Vasculitides

8 (1.5)

1 (0.4)

4 (2.8)

1 (1.0)

Infectious diseases

7 (1.3)

0 (0.0)

3 (2.1)

3 (3.1)

Diverticulosis

7 (1.3)

3 (1.3)

1 (0.7)

3 (3.1)

Non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction

7 (1.3)

4 (1.7)

0 (0.0)

2 (2.1)

Mitral valve stenosis or insufficiency

7 (1.3)

2 (0.9)

1 (0.7)

4 (4.3)

Bile duct strictures

6 (1.1)

3 (1.3)

1 (0.7)

0 (0.0)

Aortic dissection

6 (1.1)

2 (0.9)

1 (0.7)

2 (2.1)

Cholelithiasis

5 (0.9)

3 (1.3)

1 (0.7)

1 (1.0)

Gastrointestinal bleeding

5 (0.9)

4 (1.7)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

Pancreatic cysts

5 (0.9)

3 (1.3)

1 (0.7)

0 (0.0)

Urinary tract infection

4 (0.8)

0 (0.0)

1 (0.7)

2 (2.1)

  1. Data are total numbers complemented in brackets by frequencies. CGA, comprehensive geriatric assessment; ISAR, Identification of Seniors at Risk; ISAR+, positive ISAR screening (score ≥ 2); ISAR-, negative ISAR screening (score < 2); CGA abnormal, impairment of ADL plus another domain of the CGA; CKD, chronic kidney disease