Table 1 Patients characteristics
Characteristics | All patients | No hanging chin sign (n = 311) | Hanging chin sign (n = 85) | Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Demographics | ||||
Age (SD) | 85.1 (SD 6.7) | 85.0 (SD 6.7) | 85.3 (SD 6.7) | p = 0.984 |
Female (%) | 224 (56.6%) | 176 (56.6%) | 48 (56.5%) | p = 0.984 |
Living in residential care or nursing home (%) | 81 (20.5%) | 53 (17.0%) | 28 (32.9%) | p = 0.001 |
ED visit | ||||
Arrival by ambulance (%) | 302 (76.3%) | 226 (72.7%) | 76 (89.4%) | p = 0.001 |
Fall-related ED visit (%) | 92 (23.2%) | 73 (23.5%) | 19 (22.4%) | p = 0.828 |
Diagnosis at admission (%) | p = 0.444 | |||
* Infectious disease | 230 (58.1%) | 176 (56.6%) | 54 (63.5%) | |
* Heart disease | 23 (5.8%) | 18 (5.8%) | 5 (5.9%) | |
* Delirium | 42 (10.6%) | 31 (10.0%) | 11 (12.9%) | |
* Falling/mobility disorder | 47 (11.9%) | 40 (12.9%) | 7 (8.2%) | |
* Other | 54 (13.6%) | 46 (14.8%) | 8 (9.4%) | |
Indication for laboratory testing (%) | 396 (100%) | 311 (100%) | 85 (100%) | – |
Geriatric measurements | ||||
Hospital admission in past six months (%) | 81 (20.5%) | 65 (20.9%) | 16 (18.8%) | p = 0.674 |
Number of different medications (SD) | 8.6 (SD 4.3) | 8.2 (SD 4.1) | 10.0 (SD 4.6) | p = 0.125 |
Help needed with bathing/dressing (%) | 277 (69.9%) | 208 (66.9%) | 69 (81.2%) | p = 0.011 |
Help needed with daily activities (%) | 359 (90.7%) | 279 (89.7%) | 79 (92.9%) | p = 0.077 |
Disorientated in year (N = 215) (%) | 125 (58.1%) | 100 (59.2%) | 25 (54.3%) | p = 0.557 |
Disorientated in month (N = 215) (%) | 109 (50.7%) | 88 (52.1%) | 21 (45.7%) | p = 0.440 |
History of dementia (%) | 144 (36.4%) | 109 (35.0%) | 35 (41.2%) | p = 0.298 |
APOP score | ||||
APOP risk score (90-day mortality) (SD) | 26.6 (SD 19.4) | 25.2 (SD 18.3) | 31.8 (SD 22.5) | p = 0.001 |
APOP high risk (%) | 77 (19.4%) | 51 (16.4%) | 26 (30.6%) | p = 0.003 |