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Table 1 Patients’ baseline characteristics (n = 1194)

From: Sedative-hypnotic initiation and renewal at discharge in hospitalized older patients: an observational study

Characteristics

Value

Demographic

 Age, mean ± standard deviation (years)

83.8 ± 8.3

 80–89 years old, n (%)

522 (43.7)

 ≥ 90 years old, n (%)

351 (29.4)

 Women, n (%)

702 (58.8)

Type of health facility, n (%)

 Teaching hospital

618 (51.8)

 General hospital

262 (21.9)

 Non-profit private hospital

228 (19.1)

 Private clinic

86 (7.2)

Type of hospitalization unit, n (%)

 Geriatric unit

588 (49.2)

 Internal medicine unit

606 (50.8)

Reason for admission, n (%)

 Cardiopulmonary disease

238 (19.9)

 Fall

192 (16.1)

 Infectious disease

161 (13.5)

 Altered General state

139 (11.6)

 Neurological disorder

133 (11.1)

 Other

331 (27.7)