Nordic hospitals, in 2000-2001 (n = 763) | Canadian hospitals, in 2001 (n = 393) | Nordic vs. Canadian hospitals | |||
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n | % | n | % | p < | |
Women | 497 | 65.1 | 234 | 59.5 | 0.267 |
Age 75-79 | 203 | 26.6 | 84 | 21.4 | |
Age 80-84 | 232 | 30.4 | 119 | 30.3 | |
Age 85-89 | 210 | 27.5 | 116 | 29.5 | |
Age 90+ | 118 | 15.5 | 74 | 18.8 | 0.172 |
Lived alone at admission | 468 | 61.3 | 117 | 29.8 | 0.000 |
Earlier hospitalization (past 90 days) | 239 | 31.3 | 123 | 31.8 | 0.993 |
Reason hospitalization | |||||
New problem | 304 | 39.9 | 211 | 53.7 | |
Exacerbation of existing problem | 298 | 39.1 | 126 | 32.1 | |
Both new and old problem | 160 | 21.0 | 56 | 14.3 | 0.000 |
Outcome at discharge | |||||
Home | 626 | 82.0 | 197 | 50.1 | |
Institution | 81 | 10.6 | 109 | 27.7 | |
Dead | 42 | 5.5 | 46 | 11.7 | |
Other | 14 | 1.8 | 41 | 10.4 | 0.000 |
Outcome at one year | |||||
Home | 426 | 55.8 | - | ||
Institution | 79 | 10.4 | - | ||
Dead | 202 | 26.5 | - | ||
Other | 56 | 7.3 | - | - | |
MAPLe-AC pre-morbid | |||||
Low | 301 | 39.4 | 124 | 31.6 | |
Mild | 79 | 10.4 | 45 | 11.5 | |
Moderate | 184 | 24.1 | 88 | 22.4 | |
High | 151 | 19.8 | 92 | 23.4 | |
Very high | 48 | 6.3 | 44 | 11.2 | 0.006 |
MAPLe-AC admission | |||||
Low | 91 | 11.9 | 57 | 14.5 | |
Mild | 65 | 8.5 | 37 | 9.4 | |
Moderate | 341 | 44.7 | 119 | 30.3 | |
High | 193 | 25.3 | 118 | 30.0 | |
Very high | 73 | 9.6 | 62 | 15.8 | 0.000 |
MAPLe-AC 7 th day or discharge | |||||
Low | 176 | 23.1 | 59 | 15.6 | |
Mild | 101 | 13.7 | 37 | 9.8 | |
Moderate | 237 | 31.1 | 105 | 27.8 | |
High | 181 | 23.7 | 108 | 28.6 | |
Very high | 68 | 8.9 | 69 | 18.3 | 0.000 |