Table 1 Comparison of indices between young-old and old-old decedents
From: Healthcare utilisation in the last year of life in internal medicine, young-old versus old-old
|  | Total (n = 189) | Young-Old (< 80 years old) (n = 57) | Old-Old (≥80 years) (n = 132) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Demographics | ||||
 Age* (mean, SD) | 84.3 (8.6) | 73.8 (4.0) | 88.9 (5.5) | < 0.001 |
 Sex* (count, %) |  |  |  | 0.004 |
  Female | 107 (56.6) | 24 (42.1) | 83 (62.9) |  |
  Male | 82 (43.4) | 33 (57.9) | 49 (37.1) |  |
 Residence (count, %) |  |  |  | 0.07 |
  Home | 142 (75.1) | 38 (66.7) | 104 (78.8) |  |
  Nursing home | 47 (24.9) | 19 (33.3) | 28 (21.2) |  |
 Primary Caregiver* (count, %) |  |  |  | 0.001 |
  Self | 17 (9.0) | 10 (17.5) | 7 (5.3) |  |
  Spouse | 7 (3.7) | 3 (5.3) | 4 (3.0) |  |
  Child | 22 (11.6) | 3 (5.3) | 19 (14.4) |  |
  FDW | 89 (47.1) | 19 (33.3) | 70 (53.0) |  |
  Others | 54 (28.6) | 22 (38.6) | 32 (24.3) |  |
 Home services (count, %) | 37 (19.6) | 13 (22.8) | 24 (18.2) | 0.50 |
 Ambulation status (count, %) |  |  |  | 0.80 |
  Walking aid | 37 (19.9) | 13 (21.0) | 24 (18.5) |  |
  Wheelchair bound | 30 (16.1) | 4 (6.5) | 26 (20.0) |  |
  Bedbound | 119 (64.0) | 39 (69.6) | 80 (61.5) |  |
Clinical Indices | ||||
 FRAIL-NH (mean, SD) | 7.3 (3.4) | 7.0 (3.9) | 7.5 (3.2) | 0.30 |
 CCI* (mean, SD) | 7.5 (2.5) | 6.9 (2.8) | 7.7 (2.4) | 0.007 |
 Dementia (count, %) | 79 (41.8) | 21 (36.8) | 58 (43.9) | 0.30 |
 Polypharmacy (count, %) | 124 (65.6) | 41 (71.9) | 83 (62.9) | 0.01 |
 Commonly used medications (count, %) | ||||
  Statin | 32 (17.0) | 8 (14.0) | 24 (18.3) | 0.5 |
  Aspirin | 36 (19.2) | 10 (17.5) | 26 (20.0) | 0.7 |
  PPI | 63 (33.3) | 21 (36.8) | 42 (31.8) | 0.5 |