Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics among the study groups
All patients n = 285 | Hospitalized patients, n = 92 | Nursing home residents, n = 93 | Assisted-living care home residents, n = 100 | P value* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age, mean ± SD | 82 ± 7 | 80.4 ± 8 | 82.6 ± 8 | 83.6 ± 5 | 0.01 |
Gender (female), n (%) | 180 (63) | 48 (52) | 60 (65) | 72 (72) | 0.01 |
Comorbidities n (%) | |||||
Diabetes | 98 (34.4) | 53 (57.6) | 29 (31.2) | 16 (16) | < 0.001 |
Hypertension | 194 (68) | 64 (70) | 65 (70) | 65 (65) | 0.7 |
Obesity | 27 (9.5) | 16 (17.4) | 4 (4.3) | 7 (7) | 0.006 |
Cancer | 38 (13) | 14 (15.2) | 11 (11.8) | 13 (13) | 0.8 |
Lung disease | 45 (15.8) | 21 (22.8) | 14 (15) | 10 (10) | 0.05 |
Ischemic heart disease | 141 (49.5) | 59 (64.1) | 42 (45.2) | 40 (40) | 0.002 |
Average(± SD) number of comorbidities | 1.9 ± 1.2 | 2.5 ± 1.4 | 1.8 ± 1 | 1.5 ± 1 | < 0.001 |