Table 1 Baseline demographic and clinical characteristics of the study samples
From: Translation and validation of the Dutch Pittsburgh Fatigability Scale for older adults
Characteristic | Validation sample (n = 233) | Reliability sample (n = 50) |
|---|---|---|
Age in years, median (IQR) | 76 (73; 81) | 76 (72; 82) |
range | 70–95 | 70–87 |
Sex, male | 154 (66) | 27 (54) |
Educational level | ||
low (< high school) | 61 (26) | 13 (27) |
moderate (high school) | 84 (36) | 23 (48) |
high (college / university) | 83 (36) | 12 (25) |
Medical specialty associated with hospital admission | ||
trauma and orthopedics | 17 (7) | 2 (4) |
vascular and hepatobiliary | 37 (16) | 6 (12) |
medical oncology | 40 (17) | 11 (22) |
internal medicine | 20 (9) | 9 (18) |
cardiology | 114 (50) | 18 (36) |
Comorbiditya, median (IQR) | 2 (1; 3) | 2 (1; 3) |
range | 0–10 | 0–9 |
LoS in days, median (IQR) | 4 (3; 8) | 5 (4; 11) |
range | 1–37 | 2–31 |
Fatigability score | ||
physical, mean (SD) | 23.7 (11.5) | 30.3 (9.8) |
mental, mean (SD) | 14.9 (13.5) | 24.4 (13.6) |