Table 1 Characteristics of patients
Characteristics of subjects | Experimental (N = 78) | Control (N = 73) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Patients | ||||
Age | (median, interquartile range) | 7.5 (70.5 - 87.25) | 82 (71–86) | |
Sex | Female | 45/78 (58) (47–69) | 35/73 (48) (37–59) | |
Main diagnosis | ||||
Internal medicine, n/N (%) (I.C. %) | 35/78 (45) (34–56) | 25/73 (34) (23–45) | ||
Oncology, n/N (% )(I.C. %) | 17/78 (22) (13–31) | 20/73 (27) (17–37) | ||
Neurology, n/N (%) (I.C. %) | 8/78 (10) (3 – 17) | 5/73 (7) (1–13) | ||
Vascular, n/N (%) (I.C. %) | 7/78 (9) (3–15) | 4/73 (6) (1–11) | ||
Trauma, n/N (%) (I.C. %) | 7/78 (9) (3–15) | 11/73 (15) (7–23) | ||
Cardiology, n/N (%) (I.C. %) | 2/78 (3) (1–7) | 2/73 (3) (0–7) | ||
NS/NC, n/N (%) (I.C. %) | 2/78 (3) (1–7) | 6/73 (8) (2–14) | ||
Katz Index | ||||
Severe Dependency, n/N (%) (I.C. %) | 68/78 (87) (80–94) | 59/73 (81) (72–90) | ||
Moderate Dependency, n/N (%) (I.C. %) | 7/78 (9) (3–15) | 11/73 (15) (4–18) | ||
No Dependency, n/N (%) (I.C. %) | 3/78 (4) (0–8) | 3/73 (4) (0–9) | ||
Previous Dependency | ||||
Yes, n/N (%) (I.C. %) | 56/78 (72) (62–82) | 40/73 (55) (44–66) | ||
No, n/N (%) (I.C. %) | 19/78 (24) (15–35) | 28/73 (38) (27–49) | ||
DK/NA/ REF, n/N (%) (I.C. %) | 3/78 (4) (0–8) | 5/73 (7) (1–13) | ||