Table 2 Comparison between survivors and non-survivors

Age (Mean ± SD)

81.50 ± 10.02

70.83 ± 17.61

<0.0001

Female (%)

45.7

48.9

0.31

Male (%)

54.2

51.1

Diabetes mellitus (%)

41.4

33.7

0.012

Long-term care facility residents (%)

30.5

14.5

<0.0001

Debilitated patients (%)

77

37

<0.0001

Terminal illness (%)

20.6

6.3

<0.0001

MEDS (Mean ± SD)

7.7 ± 3.0

4.9 ± 3.0

<0.0001

REMS (Mean ± SD)

11.9 ± 4.6

8.4 ± 3.9

<0.0001

MEWS (Mean ± SD)

4.5 ± 2.7

3.2 ± 2.1

<0.0001

SCS (Mean ± SD)

14.9 ± 4.0

11.3 ± 3.5

<0.0001