Characteristics | Value |
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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) |