Table 1 Characteristics of the total cohort also split by low vs high medical needs

Age (years), mean ± SD

78.41 ± 6.4

79.0 ± 5.9

78.04 ± 6.7

77.44 ± 6.0

78.87 ± 6.5

78. 13 ± 6.0

78.95 ± 7.0

Sex (male), n(%)

139 (57.2)

65 (65.0)*

74 (52.1)

67 (64.4)

56 (51.9)

100 (62.9)*

44 (53.0)

Number of admission diagnoses, (median[Q1;Q3])

1.0 [1.0;3.25]

1.0 [1.0;2.0 †

2.0 [2.0;6.0]

1.0 [1.0;6.0]

2.0 [1.0;3.0]

1.0 [1.0;2.0]†

3.0 [1.0;7.0]

ISAR (score), (median[Q1;Q3])

2.0 [2.0;4.0]

2.0 [2.0;3.0]

3.0 [2.0;4.0]

2.0 [2.0;3.0]*

3.0 [2.0;4.0]

2.0 [2.0;3.0]*

3.0 [2.0;4.0]

ADL impairment, n(%)

114 (47.1)

35 (35.0)*

79 (55.6)

35 (33.7)†

66 (61.1)

51 (32.1)†

63 (75.9)

Mobility impairment, n(%)

85 (35.1)

26 (26.0)*

59 (41.5)

31 (29.8)*

46 (42.6)

47 (29.6)*

38 (45.8)

Cognition impairment, n(%)

130 (53.7)

47 (47.0)

83 (58.5)

50 (48.1)

65 (60.2)

75 (47.2)*

55 (66.3)

Signs of depression, n(%)

28 (11.6)

6 (6.0)*

22 (15.5)

12 (11.5)

13 (12.0)

11 (6.9)*

17 (20.5)

Length of hospital stay (days), (median[Q1;Q3])

9.0 (4.0;16.0)

3.5 (3.0;5.0)†

14.0 (10.0;24.3)

8.0 (4.0;13.8)

11.0 (3.0;21.0)

6.0 (3.0;11.0)†

20.0 (11.0;30.0)

Nursing hours per day (hours/day), (median[Q1;Q3])

2.01 (1.5;2.7)

1.9 (1.4;2.6)†

2.1 (1.6;2.9)

1.5 (1.3;1.8)†

2.7 (2.3;3.3)

1.8 (1.4;2.5)*

2.6 (1.9;3.3)

Received physiotherapy, n(%)

83 (34.3)

7 (7.0)†

76 (53.5)

25 (24.0)*

48 (44.4)

0.0 (0.0)†

83 (100.0)

Arterial hypertension, n(%)

193 (79.8)

77 (77.0)

116 (81.7)

85 (81.7)

88 (81.5)

124 (78.0)

69 (83.1)

Hyperlipoproteinemia, n(%)

134 (55.4)

51 (51.0)

83 (58.5)

63 (60.6)

59 (54.6)

89 (56.0)

45 (54.2)

Diabetes

78 (32.2)

35 (35.0)

43 (30.3)

34 (32.7)

36 (33.3)

54 (34.0)

24 (28.9)

History of stroke

31 (12.8)

11 (11.0)

20 (14.1)

9 (8.7)

15 (13.9)

16 (10.1)

15 (18.1)

Dementia, n(%)

25 (10.3)

9 (9.0)

16 (11.3)

4 (3.8)*

14 (13.0)

14 (8.8)

11 (13.3)

History of myocardial infarction

22 (9.1)

9 (9.0)

13 (9.2)

10 (9.6)

7 (6.5)

13 (8.2)

9 (10.8)

Coronary heart disease

96 (39.7)

33 (33.0)

63 (44.4)

50 (48.1)

40 (37.0)

63 (39.6)

33 (39.8)

Valve insufficiency

92 (38.0)

33 (33.0)

59 (41.5)

40 (38.5)

39 (36.1)

57 (35.8)

35 (42.2)

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

32 (13.2)

12 (12.0)

20 (14.1)

18 (17.3)

10 (9.3)

17 (10.7)

15 (18.1)

Peripheral artery disease

43 (17.8)

14 (14.0)

29 (20.4)

23 (22.1)

16 (14.8)

29 (18.2)

14 (16.9)

Chronic kidney disease, n(%)

118 (48.8)

46 (46.0)

72 (50.7)

53 (51.0)

49 (45.4)

81 (50.9)

37 (44.6)

Cancer, n(%)

94 (38.8)

50 (50.0)*

44 (31.0)

46 (44.2)

34 (31.5)

73 (45.9)*

21 (25.3)

Depression, n(%)

12 (5.0)

5 (5.0)

7 (4.9)

1 (1.0)*

10 (9.3)

8 (5.0)

4 (4.8)