total: 91 residents | |||||
gender distribution: 53 women (58.24%) | |||||
mean age (mean ± SD): 80.77 ± 6.823 (years) | |||||
age distribution [age group: number of residents (% of total)] | |||||
65 - 75 yo: | 21 residents (23.08%) | ||||
76 - 85 yo: | 48 residents (52.75%) | ||||
>85 yo: | 22 residents (24.17%) | ||||
creatinineclearancea (CrCl) (ml/ min) [CrCl category: number of residents (% of 73 residents)] | |||||
CrCl < 29 ml/min | 10 residents (14%) | ||||
CrCl 30 - 59 ml/min | 48 residents (65%) | ||||
CrCl ≥ 60 ml/min | 15 residents (21%) | ||||
median number of diagnoses: 6 (range 2 - 11) | |||||
mean number of diagnoses (±SD): 5.87 (±2.16) | |||||
degree of functional independenceb [number of residents (% of total)] | |||||
for all residents | 65 - 75 yo/21 residents | 76 - 85 yo/48 residents | >85 yo/22 residents | ||
dependent | 63 (69%) | 17 (81%) | 33 (69%) | 13 (59%) | |
independent | 28 (31%) | 4 (19%) | 15 (31%) | 9 (41%) | |
dementia statusc [number of residents (% of total)] | |||||
for all residents | 65-75 yo/21 residents | 76 - 85 yo/48 residents | >85 yo/22 residents | ||
0 | 33 (36%) | 8 (38%) | 18 (38%) | 7 (32%) | |
1 | 58 (64%) | 13 (62%) | 30 (63%) | 15 (68%) | |
median number of medications administered daily to a resident: 8 (range 3 - 24) | |||||
mean number of medications administered daily to a resident (±SD): 8.26 (±3.52) | |||||
distribution of the number of daily medications used | |||||
≤5 medications/ day | 15 residents (16% of total) | ||||
6 - 10 medications/ day | 60 residents (66% of total) | ||||
≥11 medications/ day | 16 residents (18% of total) | ||||