Table 1 Study cohort’s baseline characteristics at IMCU admission (using chi-squared test) or Student’s t-test)
All patients N = 345 | FIM score ≤ 63 N = 178 | FIM score > 63 N = 167 | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age, median (IQR), y | 85 (79–91) | 85 (79–91) | 84 (78–91) | |
Male, No. (%) | 151 (44%) | 75 (42) | 76 (46) | |
Coexisting conditions No. / total No. (%) | ||||
Chronic kidney failure | 99 (29%) | 46 (26) | 53 (32) | 0.226 |
COPD | 68 (20%) | 34 (19) | 34 (20) | 0.769 |
HTA | 242 (70%). | 126 (71) | 116 (70) | 0.854 |
Arrhythmia | 125 (36%) | 65 (37) | 60 (36) | 0.909 |
Diabetes | 84 (24%) | 43 (24) | 41 (25) | 0.903 |
Congestive heart failure | 90 (26%) | 49 (28) | 41 (25) | 0.529 |
Neurological disorders | 82 (24%) | 47 (26) | 35 (21) | 0.235 |
Cancer | 59 (17%) | 29 (16) | 30 (18) | 0.680 |