From: Older adults with acquired brain injury: a population based study
Characteristics | Age groups | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Older adults (65+ Years) | 65 – 74 Years | 75 – 84 Years | 85+ Years | |||||
N | Col % | N | Col % | N | Col % | N | Col % | |
 Overall | 16,958 | 100 | 7,092 | 100.0 | 6,967 | 100.0 | 2,899 | 100.0 |
Sex *** | ||||||||
 Males | 8,826 | 52.0 | 3,905 | 55.1 | 3,683 | 52.9 | 1,238 | 42.7 |
 Females | 8,132 | 48.0 | 3,187 | 44.9 | 3,284 | 47.1 | 1,661 | 57.3 |
Charlson comorbidity index *** | ||||||||
 0 – 1 (low) | 6,445 | 38.0 | 2,416 | 34.1 | 2,689 | 38.6 | 1,340 | 46.2 |
 2 – 3 | 4,661 | 27.5 | 1,769 | 24.9 | 2,016 | 28.9 | 876 | 30.2 |
 4+ (high) | 5,852 | 34.5 | 2,907 | 41.0 | 2,262 | 32.5 | 683 | 23.6 |
Length of stay in acute care (days) *** | ||||||||
 1 – 2 | 1,675 | 9.9 | 677 | 9.5 | 690 | 9.9 | 308 | 10.6 |
 3 – 5 | 3,349 | 19.7 | 1,567 | 22.1 | 1,255 | 18.0 | 527 | 18.2 |
 6 – 11 | 4,730 | 27.9 | 2,016 | 28.4 | 1,905 | 27.3 | 809 | 27.9 |
 12+ | 7,204 | 42.5 | 2,832 | 39.9 | 3,117 | 44.7 | 1,255 | 43.3 |
Alternate level of care days *** | ||||||||
 None | 13,777 | 81.2 | 6,082 | 85.8 | 5,499 | 78.9 | 2,196 | 75.8 |
 1 – 2 | 455 | 2.7 | 154 | 2.2 | 195 | 2.8 | 106 | 3.7 |
 3 – 5 | 520 | 3.1 | 173 | 2.4 | 223 | 3.2 | 124 | 4.3 |
 6 – 11 | 797 | 4.7 | 247 | 3.5 | 371 | 5.3 | 179 | 6.2 |
 12+ | 1,409 | 8.3 | 436 | 6.1 | 679 | 9.7 | 294 | 10.1 |
Special care days *** | ||||||||
 None | 12,176 | 71.8 | 4,810 | 67.8 | 4,999 | 71.8 | 2,367 | 81.6 |
 1 – 2 | 1,830 | 10.8 | 909 | 12.8 | 708 | 10.2 | 213 | 7.3 |
 3 – 5 | 1,187 | 7.0 | 546 | 7.7 | 492 | 7.1 | 149 | 5.1 |
 6 – 11 | 923 | 5.4 | 425 | 6.0 | 403 | 5.8 | 95 | 3.3 |
 12+ | 842 | 5.0 | 402 | 5.7 | 365 | 5.2 | 75 | 2.6 |
Discharge destination *** | ||||||||
 Death | 5,129 | 30.2 | 1,949 | 27.5 | 2,151 | 30.9 | 1,029 | 35.5 |
 Home | 7,512 | 44.3 | 3,697 | 52.1 | 2,903 | 41.7 | 912 | 31.5 |
 Inpatient rehabilitation | 1,002 | 5.9 | 396 | 5.6 | 446 | 6.4 | 160 | 5.5 |
 Complex continuing care | 1,229 | 7.2 | 397 | 5.6 | 556 | 8.0 | 276 | 9.5 |
 Long term care | 1,082 | 6.4 | 186 | 2.6 | 502 | 7.2 | 394 | 13.6 |
 Other | 1,004 | 5.9 | 467 | 6.6 | 409 | 5.9 | 128 | 4.4 |