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Table 1 Participant Characteristics (n = 62)

From: Predictors of physical activity in older adults early in an emergency hospital admission: a prospective cohort study

Characteristics

Summary measure: median (IQR) or count (%)

Female

26 (41.9%)

Age (years)

85.0 (80.2; 87.0)

Weight (kg)

68.7 (56.2; 78.8)

CFS

4.5 (4.0; 5.0)

SHARE-FI

3.4 (1.6; 4.3)

CCI

2.0 (1.0; 3.0)

Falls in last 12 months

1.0 (0.0; 2.0)

Admission CRP (mg/L)

46.0 (8.1; 119.2)

NEWS

2.5 (1.0; 4.0)

Barthel Index (self-reported 2-weeks prior to admission)

90.0 (76.2; 100.0)

DEMMI

41.0 (33.8; 56.0)

FES-I

26.5 (20.2; 33.8)

Mini ACE

27.0 (25.0; 28.8)

Grip strength (kg)

18.2 (14.0; 23.6)

Knee torque (Nm)

43.4 (33.8; 57.8)

Active time (standing or walking) first 24 h of study (hours)

0.50 (0.21; 1.43)

  1. Abbreviations: CFS Clinical Frailty Scale, SHARE-FI Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe Frailty Instrument; CCI Charlson Comorbidity Index; CRP C-reactive protein, NEWS National Early Warning Score, DEMMI de Morton Mobility Index, FES-I Falls Efficacy Scale – International, Mini-ACE Mini-Addenbrooke’s Cognitive Assessment