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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of all patients

From: Caregiver strain on informal caregivers when providing care for older patients undergoing major abdominal surgery: a longitudinal prospective cohort study

 

AAA

N = 64 (26%)

Colorectal cancer

N = 184 (74%)

Full sample

N = 248 (100%)

Age, median (IQR)

77 (72–81)

77 (74–82)

77 (73–81)

Male gender

53 (83)

108 (59)

161 (65)

Comorbidities

 Charlson Comorbidity Index, median (IQR)

6 (4–7)

6 (5–7)

6 (5–7)

 Cognitive impairment

1 (1.6)

17 (9.2)

18 (7.3)

Dependent in ADL/Nutritional impairment

 KATZ-ADL score ≤ 5

13 (20)

44 (24)

57 (23)

 SNAQ score ≥ 3

3 (4.7)

38 (21)

41 (17)

Type of surgery

 Open

14 (22)

22 (12)

36 (15)

 Minimally invasive

50 (78)

162 (88)

212 (86)

 Discharged home

56 (89)

154 (88)

210 (88)