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Table 1 Demographic and medical characteristics of nursing home residents

From: Prevalence and correlates of fecal incontinence among nursing home residents: a population-based cross-sectional study

Characteristic

Value

Age, mean ± SD

85.5 ± 7.3

Gender

 

Men, n (%)

253 (26.1)

Women, n (%)

717 (73.9)

Length of stay in nursing home, mean ± SD

827.2 ± 882.1

ADL score, mean ± SD

9.5 ± 5.6

Type of stay in nursing home

 

Short-term care, n (%)

71 (7.5)

Long-term care, n (%)

878 (92.5)

Cognitive impairment, n (%)

778 (80.3)