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Table 3 Clinical outcome measures for study patients with low baseline handgrip-muscle strength compared with those with normal handgrip-muscle strength stratified by gender, mean (SD) unless stated otherwise

From: Impact of poor muscle strength on clinical and service outcomes of older people during both acute illness and after recovery

Variable

Female

Male

 

low strength

n = 190

Normal strength

n = 15

low strength

n = 151

Normal strength

n = 76

Length of hospital stay (days)

9.4 (6)

7.5 (3)

11.2 (9)

8.4 (7)*

Disability at 6 weeks

18.2 (3)

19.4 (1)

18.3 (2)

19.3 (2)*

Disability at 6 months

18 (3)

19.2 (1)

18.3 (3)

19.4 (1)

Discharge to own home, n (%)

80 (42)

10 (67)

61 (40)

53 (70)*

Needing assistance at 6 weeks, n (%)

27 (14)

1 (7)

25 (17)

8 (11)*

Needing assistance at 6 months, n (%)

56 (30)

1 (7) *

44 (29)

13 (17)

6-month readmission, n (%)

65 (34)

3 (20)

56 (37)

25 (32)

6-month mortality, n (%)

16 (8)

0

29 (19)

5 (7)

12-month mortality, n (%)

20 (11)

0

32 (21)

5 (7)*

  1. * P < 0.05
  2. n (%) = number of patients (percentage)