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Table 1 Demographic, clinical characteristics, and functional status of the comprehensive geriatric screen (CGS) group and historical control group

From: The impact of early comprehensive geriatric screening on the readmission rate in an acute geriatric ward: a quasi-experimental study

 

CGS group [N = 377]

Control group [N = 380]

p value

Men, no.(%)

191 (50.7)

202 (53.2)

0.49

Age, years, mean (SD)

81.9 ± 8.6

82.1 ± 8.1

0.77

Weight, Kg, mean (SD)

58.9 ± 12.1 [N = 338]

57.3 ± 13.1 [N = 349]

0.09

Marital status, no.(%)

 Divorced, widow, or single

165 (43.8)

167 (43.2)

0.87

Education, no.(%)

 College/University and above

47 (12.5)

43 (11.3)

0.62

Comorbidities, no.(%)

 Hypertension

260 (69.0)

290 (76.3)

0.02

 Diabetes mellitus

155 (40.8)

123 (32.4)

0.02

 Stroke history

154 (40.9)

126 (33.2)

0.03

 Coronary artery disease

86 (22.8)

67 (17.6)

0.08

 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

63 (16.7)

50 (13.2)

0.17

 Congestive heart failure

67 (17.7)

71 (18.7)

0.75

 Atrial fibrillation

46 (12.2)

54 (14.2)

0.41

 Dementia

89 (23.6)

117 (30.8)

0.03

 Peripheral artery disease

35 (9.3)

26 (6.8)

0.22

 History of peptic ulcer

61 (16.2)

75 (19.7)

0.20

 Chronic liver disease

36 (9.6)

31 (8.2)

0.45

 Connective tissue disease

6 (1.6)

5 (1.3)

0.76

 Chronic kidney disease

54 (14.3)

65 (17.1)

0.29

 Tumor history

53 (14.1)

69 (18.3)

0.12

 Metastatic cancer

10 (2.7)

7 (1.8)

0.45

 Charlson comorbidity index ≥3

188 (49.9)

192 (50.5)

0.86

Barthel index score at admission ≤35

213 (56.5)

202 (53.2)

0.36

No. of admissiona, no.(%)

  

0.06

 0

209 (55.4)

242 (63.7)

 

 1–3

149 (39.5)

125 (32.9)

 

 4+

19 (5.0)

13 (3.4)

 

Length of stay ≥10 days, no.(%)

185 (48.7)

210 (55.3)

0.07

Scheduled re-admission

6 (1.6)

3 (0.8)

0.50

30 days re-admission

43 (11.4)

64 (16.9)

0.03

  1. aWithin 1 year before admission date