Data | Number | Per cent |
Age, yrs | 70±15 | |
Sex, M/F | 175:120 | |
Co-existing conditions | ||
Congestive heart failure | 98 | 33.2 |
COPD | 75 | 25.4 |
Diabetes mellitus | 61 | 20.7 |
Cerebrovascular disease | 32 | 10.8 |
Renal disease | 18 | 6.1 |
Neoplastic disease | 14 | 4.7 |
Liver disease | 11 | 3.7 |
Risk class for death | ||
I | 23 | 7.8 |
II | 41 | 13.9 |
III | 61 | 20.7 |
IV | 121 | 41.0 |
V | 49 | 16.6 |
Length of stay days | 9.6±5 | |
Deaths | 31 | 10.5 |
Data are presented as mean±sd or subject numbers. M: male; F: female; COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; I, II, III: low risk; IV, V: high risk