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Table 2 Participant Baseline Characteristics

From: The Frailty In Residential Sector over Time (FIRST) study: methods and baseline cohort description

Characteristic

Total

Total

561

Age, mean (SD)

87.69 (7.25)

Female, n (%)

411 (73.3)

Body Mass Index, mean (SD)

26.62 (6.16)

Number Fallsa, mean (SD)

3.53 (7.89)

 0 Falls, n (%)

221 (39.4)

  ≥1 Fall, n (%)

340 (60.6)

Comorbidities

 Myocardial Infarction, n (%)

158 (28.3)

 Stroke, n (%)

165 (29.6)

 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, n (%)

133 (23.8)

 Dementia, n (%)

207 (37.1)

 Diabetes, n (%)

133 (23.8)

Polypharmacy (≥9 Med), n (%)

359 (64.0)

Pain Assessment in Advanced Dementia (PAINAD), mean (SD)

0.14 (0.62)

 No Pain (0), n (%)

475 (85.4)

 Mild Pain (1–3), n (%)

74 (13.3)

 Moderate Pain (4–6), n (%)

7 (1.3)

Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS), mean (SD)

7.86 (5.94)

 Normal (0–10), n (%)

385 (69.7)

 Mild Excessive (11–12), n (%)

50 (9.1)

 Moderate/Severe (13–24), n (%)

117 (21.2)

Pasero Opioid Induced Sedation Scale (POSS), mean (SD)

1.10 (0.54)

Katz Activities of Daily Living (Katz ADL), mean (SD)

0.32 (0.63)

 Fully Independent (5–6), n (%)

0 (0.0)

 Moderately Independent (3–4), n (%)

7 (1.2)

 Not Independent (0–2), n (%)

554 (98.8)

Nursing Home Life Space Diameter (NHLSD), mean (SD)

27.86 (10.12)

Frailty Index 60-Item, mean (SD)

0.37 (0.11)

Screening Tool Sarcopenia (SARC-F), mean (SD)

6.46 (2.1)

 At Risk (≥4), n (%)

492 (89.5)

Mini Nutritional Assessment Short Form (MNA-SF), mean (SD)

10.15 (2.43)

 Normal (12–14), n (%)

172 (31.0)

 At Risk (8–11), n (%)

305 (55.0)

 Malnourished (0–7), n (%)

78 (14.1)

Dementia Severity Rating Scale (DSRS), mean (SD)

23.59 (14.11)

 No Dementia (0–11), n (%)

134 (24.1)

 Dementia (>11), n (%)

422 (75.9)

  Mild (12–18), n (%)

96 (17.3)

  Moderate (19–36), n (%)

198 (35.6)

  Severe (37–54), n (%)

128 (23.0)

Patient Health Questionnaire-4 (PHQ-4), mean (SD)

2.88 (3.22)

 Normal (0–2), n (%)

327 (58.9)

 Mild (3–5), n (%)

122 (22.0)

 Moderate/Severe (6–12), n (%)

106 (19.1)

Quality of Life Alzheimer Disease (QoL-AD) 13-Item, mean (SD)

34.03 (6.66)

Consumer Choice Index-6 Dimension (CCI-6D), mean (SD)

0.77 (0.20)

Personal Wellbeing Index (PWI) 7-Item, mean (SD)

55.84 (10.05)

  1. aFalls include slipping, tripping, rolling or sliding to a lower level over past 12 months; SD Standard Deviation