Table 1 Characteristics of the study population
From: Recognition of cognitive dysfunction in hospitalised older patients: a flash mob study
|  | Full Cohort N = 757 | Mini-Cog < 3 N = 347 | Mini-Cog ≥ 3 N = 410 | P-values |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years), median (IQR) | 77 (71–82) | 80 (74–85) | 75 (70–80) |  < 0.001 |
Female (%) | 369 (49) | 183 (53) | 186 (46) | 0.05 |
Hospital type, n (%) | ||||
 General | 675 (89) | 320 (92) | 355 (87) | 0.02 |
 University | 82 (11) | 27 (8) | 55 (13) | |
Medical department*, n (%) | ||||
 Cardiology | 118 (16) | 55 (16) | 63 (15) |  < 0.001 |
 Gastroenterology & hepatology | 59 (8) | 26 (7) | 33 (8) | |
 Internal Medicine | 127 (17) | 56 (16) | 71 (17) | |
 Neurology | 67 (9) | 50 (14) | 17 (4) | |
 Orthopedics | 58 (8) | 24 (7) | 34 (8) | |
 Pulmonary Medicine | 67 (9) | 21 (6) | 46 (11) | |
 Surgery | 156 (21) | 62 (18) | 94 (23) | |
 Geriatrics | 44 (6) | 30 (9) | 14 (3) | |
Mini-Cog score, n (%) | ||||
 Total score 0 | 103 (14) |  |  |  |
 Total score 1 | 101 (13) |  |  |  |
 Total score 2 | 143 (19) |  |  |  |
 Total score 3 | 150 (20) |  |  |  |
 Total score 4 | 109 (14) |  |  |  |
 Total score 5 | 151 (20) |  |  |  |