Table 1 Profile of frail elderly patients, 2015
From: Maccabi proactive Telecare Center for chronic conditions – the care of frail elderly patients
Variable | Registry Pool | MTC | Matched Controls | p-value* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Patients | 6068 | 388 | 388 | |
% male | 46.4 | 44.8 | 43.0 | N.S. |
Age mean (s.d.) | 81.6 (6.5) | 79.6 (7.4) | 79.6 (7.2) | N.S. |
Range | 60.1–103.8 | 60.3–98.0 | 60.1–101.1 | |
Comorbidities mean (s.d.) | 3.8 (1.3) | 4.1 (1.3) | 4.0 (1.4) | N.S. |
Charlson’s score mean (s.d.) | 3.7 (3.0) | 4.0 (2.8) | 3.7 (2.8) | N.S. |
% Diabetes | 58.3 | 61.3 | 62.6 | N.S. |
% Hypertension | 94.0 | 94.6 | 93.8 | N.S. |
% IHD | 43.4 | 52.3 | 47.9 | N.S. |
% CVA/TIA | 25.6 | 27.1 | 28.9 | N.S. |
% Heart failure | 6.2 | 11.6 | 8.2 | N.S. |
% COPD | 9.5 | 12.6 | 9.5 | N.S. |
% Dementia | 22.2 | 19.3 | 22.2 | N.S. |
Socioeconomic status (% low) | 19.3 | 20.4 | 22.2 | <0.01 |