Table 1 Baseline demographic and clinical characteristics for each group
Study arm | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Control group n = 110 | Intervention group n = 114 | |||
Median (IQR) | Min/Max | Median (IQR) | Min/Max | |
Age, years | 85.00[79.0–90.0] | 65–98 | 84.00[80.0–90.0] | 65–96 |
BMI, kg/m2 | 26.92[23.89–30.12] | 16.8–44.1 | 24.96[22.83–28.73] | 17.5–51.6 |
Frailty scale | 4[3–6] | 2–7 | 5[4–6] | 2–7 |
MMSE | 26[23–29] | 18–30 | 27[23–29] | 18–30 |
Clock Drawing Test | 3[3, 4] | 0–5 | 3[2–5] | 1–5 |
EQ-5D 5L VAS | 60[50–75] | 9–100 | 60[50–80] | 5–100 |
FES-I | 30[21–39] | 16–62 | 29[21–38] | 16–56 |
SPPB | 4[3–6] | 2–9 | 4[3–5] | 2–9 |
Female sex, n (%) | 86 (78.2%) | 92 (80.7%) | ||
Speak German fluently, n (%) | 106 (96.4%) | 114 (100%) | ||
Family status, n (%) | ||||
- Widowed | 78 (70.9%) | 79 (69.3%) | ||
- Married | 11(10%) | 16 (14%) | ||
- Single | 12 (10.9%) | 8 (7%) | ||
- Divorced | 9 (8.2%) | 11 (9.6%) | ||
Education level | ||||
- No educational qualification | 3 (2.7%) | 2 (1.8%) | ||
- Educational qualification (without vocational diploma) | 52 (47.3%) | 42 (36.8%) | ||
- Vocational school diploma | 48 (43.6%) | 59 (51.8%) | ||
- Academic degree | 7 (6.4%) | 11 (9.6%) | ||
Need of nursing care | n = 97 | n = 99 | ||
- Level 1 | 5 (5.2%) | 7 (7.1%) | ||
- Level 2 | 49 (50.5%) | 56 (56.6%) | ||
- Level 3 | 36 (37.1%) | 29 (29.3%) | ||
- Level 4 | 7 (7.2%) | 7 (7.1%) | ||