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Table 1 30-day mortality and time to death according to baseline characteristics

From: Mortality of older acutely admitted medical patients after early discharge from emergency departments: a nationwide cohort study

 

Mortality N (%, 95 CI)

Time to death Median days (IQR)

Median age, years (IQR)

81 (73–87)

 

Age groups

 65–75 years (n = 44,466)

780 (1.8; 1.6–1.9)

15 (7–22)

 76–85 years (n = 32,760)

997 (3.0; 2.9–3.2)

14 (8–22)

 86+ years (n = 16,069)

998 (6.2, 5.8–6.6)

12.5 (6–21)

Gender

 Male (n = 46,188)

1467 (3.2; 3.0–3.3)

13 (6–22)

 Female (n = 47,107)

1308 (2.8; 2.6–2.9)

15 (7–22)

CCI

 0 (n = 34,670)

445 (1.3; 1.2–1.4)

12 (6–21)

 1–2 (n = 36,419)

1088 (3.0; 2.8–3.2)

13 (6–21)

 3+ (n = 22,206)

1.242 (5.6; 5.3–5.9)

15 (7–23)

Marital Status

 Married (n = 46,965)

1139 (2.4; 2.3–2.6)

15 (7–22)

 Not Married (n = 46,330)

1636 (3.5; 3.4–3.7)

13 (6–22)

  1. CCI Charlson Comorbidity Index, CI confidence interval, IQR interquartile range