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Table 1 Demographics, FTT group compared to controls

From: The diagnosis “failure to thrive” and its impact on the care of hospitalized older adults: a matched case-control study

 

FTT, n (%)

Controls, n (%)

p-value

Age (years)

 65–74

18 (30%)

19 (32%)

 

 75–84

25 (42%)

24 (40%)

 

 85+

17 (28%)

17 (28%)

 

 Mean ± SD

80 ± 9.1

80 ± 9.0

0.38

Gender

 Female

31 (52%)

28 (47%)

 

 Male

29 (48%)

32 (53%)

 

Multimorbidity a

 0–5

16 (26%)

20 (33%)

0.10

 6–10

32 (53%)

32 (53%)

0.54

 > 10

12 (20%)

8 (14%)

0.09

 Mean ± SD

7.1 ± 1.2

6.8 ± 0.9

0.13

  1. aCalculated using the Charlson Comorbidity Index