Table 3 Home time difference according to conventional versus trajectory-based grouping of disability
Year | Conventional Disability Group | Trajectory-based Group | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No dependency group (n = 518) | Mild-dependent group (n = 154) | Severe-dependent group (n = 114) | p value* | Relatively-stable group (n = 617) | Gradually-aggravated group (n = 126) | Rapidly-deteriorated group (n = 43) | p value* | |
Home time (days)**, mean (SD) | ||||||||
 1st year | 352.2 (14.3) | 348.0 (22.3) | 343.3 (23.1) | <.001 | 351.6 (14.9) | 346.0 (19.7) | 339.9 (37.0) | 0.003 |
 2nd year | 352.0 (14.1) | 347.7 (22.2) | 342.9 (22.8) | <.001 | 351.4 (14.7) | 345.7 (19.5) | 339.5 (36.4) | 0.002 |
 3rd year | 350.3 (17.6) | 348.2 (22.2) | 344.8 (20.4) | 0.025 | 350.3 (17.6) | 345.5 (17.5) | 341.8 (34.6) | 0.009 |