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Table 4 Characteristics of HCS participants

From: Identification of risk factors for hospital admission using multiple-failure survival models: a toolkit for researchers

n(%)

Men (n = 1579)

Women (n = 1418)

Age (yrs)a

65.7 (2.9)

66.6 (2.7)

Height (cm)a

174.2 (6.5)

160.8 (5.9)

Weight (kg)a

82.4 (12.7)

71.4 (13.4)

BMI (kg/m2)a

27.2 (3.8)

27.6 (4.9)

Ever smoked regularly

1059 (67.1 %)

553 (39.0 %)

High alcohol intake (≥22 M; ≥15 F units per week)

340 (21.5 %)

68 (4.8 %)

Home ownership (Not owned or mortgaged)

299 (18.9 %)

313 (22.1 %)

Walking speed (self-reported)a:

 Very slow

76 (4.8 %)

97 (6.8 %)

 Stroll

375 (23.8 %)

285 (20.1 %)

 Normal

625 (39.6 %)

638 (45.0 %)

 Brisk

432 (27.4 %)

319 (22.5 %)

 Fast

69 (4.4 %)

79 (5.6 %)

Number of systems medicatedb

1.0 (0.0, 2.0)

1.0 (1.0, 2.0)

Deaths

189 (12.0 %)

86 (6.1 %)

Ever had an admission

1185 (75.0 %)

976 (68.8 %)

Ever had an admission/died

1197 (75.8 %)

985 (69.5 %)

  1. SD standard deviation
  2. aMean(SD) bMedian (Lower quartile, Upper quartile)