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Table 4 Univariate Analysis of ADL Recovery at 6 Months after Discharge

From: ADL recovery trajectory after discharge and its predictors among baseline-independent older inpatients

Variable

N(%)/ x̅ ± S/M(P25, P75)

At 6 months after discharge

N(%)/ x̅ ± S/M(P25, P75)

x2/t/Z

P value

Independent

Dependent

Age

 <65

52(12.9)

39(75.0)

13(25.0)

8.040

0.005**

  ≥ 65

351(87.1)

190(54.1)

161(45.9)

  

Post-discharge residence

 Home

349(86.6)

216(61.9)

133(38.1)

27.259

0.000***

 Institution

54(13.4)

13(24.1)

41(75.9)

  

Number of medicine

12.26 ± 5.08

11.74 ± 4.64

12.94 ± 5.55

−2.306

0.022*

Length of stay in hospital(day)

11(9, 15)

11(8, 15)

12(9, 16.25)

−2.278

0.023*

Glycerin trilaurate(mmol/l)

1.30(0.96, 1.69)

1.38(1.00, 1.825)

1.21(0.9075, 1.5625)

−2.265

0.024*

Blood glucose(mmol/l)

5.58(4.93, 6.65)

5.45(4.835, 6.485)

5.71(5.08, 6.713)

−2.253

0.024*

Cognitive status(point)

 <8

161(39.9)

70(43.5)

91(56.5)

19.463

0.000***

  ≥ 8

242(60.1)

159(65.7)

83(34.3)

  

Depression

0(0, 1)

0(0, 1)

0.58(0, 1)

−2.510

0.012*

ADL scores at admission

40(25, 60)

45(30, 65)

35(20, 60)

−3.481

0.000***

ADL scores at discharge

55(35, 70)

65(50, 70)

45(25, 60)

−7.743

0.000***

  1. *p<0.05; **p<0.01; ***p<0.001; Factors that were not statistically significant were not listed