Items | Non-dropout (N = 113) | Dropout (N = 71) | p value |
---|---|---|---|
Age, years (mean ± SD) | 78.8 ± 11.0 | 82.1 ± 9.3 | 0.04 |
Gender, n (%) | |||
 Male | 69 (60.5%) | 34 (48.6%) | 0.11 |
 Female | 45 (39.5%) | 36 (51.4%) |  |
BMI, kg/m2 (mean ± SD) | 19.57 ± 4.02 | 19.45 ± 4.10 | 0.86 |
Household status, n (%) | |||
 Alone | 16 (14%) | 6 (8.6%) | 0.27 |
 Not alone | 98 (86%) | 64 (91.4%) |  |
Marital status, n (%) | |||
 Married | 67 (59.8%) | 38 (54.3%) | 0.13 |
 Widow/Widower | 32 (28.6%) | 28 (40%) |  |
 Divorced | 6 (5.4%) | 0 |  |
 Single | 7 (6.3%) | 4 (5.7%) |  |
Economic status, n (%) | |||
 With financial support | 17 (15%) | 12 (17.1%) | 0.79 |
 Self-supporting | 75 (66.4%) | 43 (61.4%) |  |
 Well-off | 21 (18.6%) | 15 (21.4%) |  |
Visual acuity, n (%) | |||
 Not impaired | 93 (81.6%) | 51 (72.9%) | 0.16 |
 Impaired | 21 (18.4%) | 19 (27.1%) |  |
Hearing ability, n (%) | |||
 Not impaired | 95 (83.3%) | 58 (82.9%) | 0.93 |
 Impaired | 19 (16.7%) | 12 (17.1%) |  |
Communication, n (%) | |||
 Not impaired | 14 (12.6%) | 14 (20.3%) | 0.17 |
 Impaired | 97 (87.4%) | 55 (79.7%) |  |
CCI score (mean ± SD) | 3.0 ± 2.0 | 3.1 ± 2.7 | 0.86 |
Polypharmacy (≥6 medications), n (%) | |||
 No | 52 (45.6%) | 39 (55.7%) | 0.18 |
 Yes | 62 (54.4%) | 31 (44.3%) |  |
Independence scale of the disabled elderly, n (%) | |||
 Independence | 14 (13.3%) | 2 (2.9%) | 0.06 |
 Pre-bedridden status | 31 (29.5%) | 22 (31.4%) |  |
 Bedridden status | 60 (57.1%) | 46 (65.7%) |  |
Barthel Index, score (mean ± SD) | 50.1 ± 34.7 | 46 ± 34.3 | 0.44 |
Bedsore, n (%) | |||
 No | 98 (86.7%) | 64 (91.4%) | 0.33 |
 Yes | 15 (13.3%) | 6(8.6%) |  |
Denture use | |||
 No | 38 (37.6%) | 24 (35.3%) | 0.76 |
 Yes | 63 (62.4%) | 44 (64.7%) |  |
Feeding intake form | |||
 Oral form | 81 (82.7%) | 49 (86%) | 0.10 |
 Oral form plus tube feeding | 5 (5.1%) | 6 (10.5%) |  |
 Tube feeding | 12 (12.2%) | 2 (3.5%) |  |
Dysphagia Severity Scale, n (%) | |||
 No dysphagia | 87 (76.3%) | 56 (80%) | 0.56 |
 With dysphagia | 27 (23.7%) | 14 (20%) |  |
MNA-SF, scores (mean ± SD) | 8.0 ± 2.9 | 7.1 ± 3.1 | 0.07 |
Serum albumin level, g/dL (mean ± SD) | 3.5 ± 0.6 | 3.4 ± 0.6 | 0.18 |
Baseline QOL score (self-perceived) | 5.5 ± 2.7 | 6.0 ± 2.2 | 0.21 |
Baseline QOL score (family-reported) | 5.4 ± 3 | 6.6 ± 1.4 | < 0.01 |