Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the GERONTACCESS Study population

Demographic informations

 Age (yrs), mean ± SD

  _

87.1 (± 7.58)

87.5 (± 7.42)

426

0.58

 Gender, No. (%)

  Female

157 (73)

154 (73)

311

0.87

Social informations

 Academic level, No. (%)

  No certification

87 (44)

78 (40)

165

0.08

  Certification

104 (53)

117 (59)

221

  Higher studies

6 (3)

2 (1)

8

 Family status, No. (%)

  Single/Divorced

37 (17)

44 (21)

81

0.71

  Married

27 (13)

32 (15)

59

  Widower

147 (70)

135 (64)

282

 Legal protection, No. (%)

  Safeguard

0 (0)

1 (2)

1

0.85

  Guardianship

17 (30)

17 (32)

34

  Tutorship

40 (70)

35 (66)

75

 Monthly revenues, No. (%)

  < $642

25 (18)

16 (10)

41

0.02

  [$642; $1028]

57 (41)

56 (36)

113

  [$1028; $1542]

32 (23)

59 (38)

91

  > $1542

25 (18)

26 (16)

51

 EQ-5D No. (%)

144 (67)

149 (70)

293

0.51

 Utility, mean ± SD

0.382 (± 0.370)

0.292 (± 0.366)

293

0.04

 Functional independence SMAF score, mean ± SD

-45.2 (± 15.1)

-46.3 (± 15.0)

423

0.46

 Medical condition No. (%)

  Heart rhythm disorder

52 (24)

55 (26)

107

0.90

  HBP

98 (46)

124 (58)

222

0.01

  Diabetes

36 (17)

44 (21)

80

0.30

  Neuro-cognitive disorders

134 (63)

140 (66)

274

0.50

  Depression

74 (35)

85 (40)

159

0.20

  Obstructive pulmonary disease

20 (9)

20 (9)

40

1.00

  Comorbidity mean/subject

5,53 (± 4.18)

5,63 (± 3.89)

426

0.60

  Treatments mean/subject

10,43 (± 8.23)

11.17 (± 8.23)

426

0.35

 Hospitalization previous year No. (%)

53 (25)

50 (24)

103

0.90

 ADL, mean ± SD

3.33 (± 1.65)

3.30 (± 1.63)

425

0.85

 IADL, mean ± SD

1.46 (± 1.42)

1.54 (± 1.42)

424

0.54

 Nutritional status, MNA score mean ± SD

20.6 (± 4.08)

21.0 (± 3.87)

405

0.23

 NPI, mean ± SD

11.7 (± 12.2)

11.6 (± 14.4)

92

0.99

 Cognitive deficit, No. (%)

  MMSE score < 24

127 (80)

122 (77)

249

0.05

 Geriatric Depression Scale (Mini-GDS score), mean ± SD

1.47 (± 1.41)

1.37 (± 1.32)

255

0.54