Table 2 Characteristics of the geriatric hospitalized patients on admission time

Gender(n) %

0.608

 Male

(112) 55.9%

(62)55.9%

(50) 59.5

Marital Status

0.276

 Married

(129) 66.15%

68(61.26%)

(61)72.62%

 Widowed

(63) 32.31%

40(36.4%)

(23)27.38%

 Other

(3) 1.53%

3(0.27%)

0

Education

0.176

 Illiterate

(122)62.56%

(74)66.67%

(48)57.14%

 Primary School

(65)33.33%

(35)31.53%

(30)35.71%

 High School

(2)2.38%

0

(2)1.03%

 University

(6)3.08%

(2)1.8%

(4)4.76%

Polypharmacy

0.647

 Less than three drugs

(52)26.67%

(31)27.93%

(21)25%

 More than three drugs

(143)73.33%

(80)72.07%

(63)65%

AddictionYes

(14)7.18%

(10)9.01%

(4)4.76%

0.255

Charlson Comorbidity Index; mean ± SD

2.72 ± 1.83

2.66 ± 1.82

2.79 ± 1.85

0.624

Hypertension

(118)60.51%

(67)60.36%

(51)60.76%

1.000

Diabetes

(79)40.51%

(38)34.23%

(41)48.81%

0.055

^aCAD

(103)52.82%

(57)51.35

(46)54.76

0.834

CHF^b

(27)13.85%

(18)16.22%

(9)10.71%

0.271

^cCVA

(14)7.18%

(8)7.21%

(6)7.14%

1.000

Parkinson

(4)2.055

(3)2.70%

(1)1.19%

0.636

History of dementia

(18)9.23%

(12)10.81%

(6)7.145

0.381

Kidney failure

(31)15.90%

(18)16.22%

(13)15.48%

0.889

Liver failure

(7)3.59%

(5)4.50%

(2)2.38%

0.701

COPD

(28)10.81%

(12)10.81%

16)19.05%)

0.148

Depression

(15)7.69%

(7)6.31%

(8)9.53%

0.461

Cancer

(8)4.10%

(5)4.50%

(3)3.57%

1.000

0.191

 Very fit

(1)0.5%

0

(1)1.2%

 Well – without active disease

(14)7.2%

(7)6.3%

(7)8.3%

 Well, with treated comorbid disease

(31)15.9%

(20)18%

(11)13.1%

 Apparently vulnerable

(52)26.7%

(30)27%

(22)26.2%

 Mildly frail

(24)12.3%

(9)8.1%

(15)17.9%

 Moderately frail,

(53)27.2%

(30)27%

(23) 27.4%

 Severely frail

(20)10.3%

(15)13.5%

(5)6%

 Age; mean ± SD (years)

5.87 ± 78.53

6.01 ± 77.75

5.72 ± 79.12

0.108

 SPMSQ score mean ± SD

3.30 ± 2.96

3.50 ± 3.12

2.73 ± 3.05

0.288

 score Digit span mean ± SD

4.76 ± 2.28

4.20 ± 2.85

5.19 ± 2.81

0.229

 ADL-Barthel mean ± SD

16.46 ± 5.37

16.18 ± 5.29

16.83 ± 5.48

0.015

 Cognition impairment

(102)52.2%

(59)53.2%

(43)51.2%

0.217

 Immobility

(114)58.46%

(66)59.41%

(48)57.14

0.255

 Visual impairment

(126)64.26%

(73)65.77%

(53)63.10%

0.534

 Hearing impairment

(78)40%

(48)43.24%

(30)35.71%

0.334

 Dehydration

(79)40.5%

(41)36.9%

(38)45.2%

0.242

 Sleep disorder

(88)45.13%

(47)42.34%

(41)48.81%

0.273