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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the study population

From: Comparing the case-mix of frail older people at home and of those being admitted into residential care: a longitudinal study

Baseline Characteristics

N = 10,289 / Age (±SD): 81.24 ± 7.06 yrs.

% [C.I.] †

Gender: female

69.14% [68.24; 70.03]

Living alone

55.32% [54.36; 56.29]

Availability of an informal caregiver

82.28% [81.53; 83.02]

Living with the informal caregiver

39.50% [38.73; 41.45]

IADL Performance scale (range 0–48) value ≥24

Median

78.18% [77.34; 79.02]

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ADLH scale (range 0–6) value ≥3

Median

49.89% [48.92, 50.86]

2

CPS2 scale (range 0–6) value ≥3

Median

28.12% [27.25, 28.99]

1

DRS scale (range 0–14) value ≥3

Median

27.60% [26.73, 28.47]

1

Incidence of falls in last 90 days

38.49% [37.55, 39.44]

Urinary incontinence

28.52% [27.65, 29.39]

  1. † [95 C.I.] = 95% confidence interval] Instrumental Activities of Daily Living Performance (IADLP) Activities of Daily Living Hierarchy (ADLH) Cognitive Performance-2 (CPS-2)
  2. Depression Rating Scale (DRS) Table 2: Average CMI per type of intervention