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Table 2 Comparison of older patients’ admission, length of stay, mortality after physical restrains

From: The association of biological sex and long-term outcomes in older patients with physical restraint at the emergency department

Outcomes

N

All Patients (N = 149)

Women

N = 77 (52%)

Men

N = 72 (48%)

P-value

Admission

149

122 (82%)

61 (79%)

61 (85%)

0.38

Return Home

149

26 (17%)

17 (22%)

9 (12%)

0.12

Geriatric or internal unit

149

89 (60%)

46 (60%)

43 (60%)

1.00

Surgery unit

149

7 (5%)

4 (5%)

3 (4%)

1.00

Covid unit

149

10 (7%)

1 (1%)

9 (12%)

0.008

Restraints after admission in ward

82

11 (13%)

4 (11%)

7 (15%)

0.75

ED length of stay (hours)

149

24 (19–42)

23 (19–29)

24 (19–45)

0.046

Length of stay (days)

120

6 (1–13)

6 (1–12)

5 (2–17)

0.64

In-Hospital mortality

149

24 (16%)

8 (10%)

16 (22%)

0.049

1-year mortality

149

56 (38%)

19 (25%)

37 (51%)

< 0.001

2-years mortality

149

64 (43%)

25 (32%)

39 (54%)

0.007

3-year mortality

149

71 (48%)

31 (40%)

40 (56%)

0.06

  1. Data are presented as median (interquartile range) for continuous data and as percentage (n=) for categorical data. The P-value to the right represent the test for trend determined by either Wilcoxon rank-sum (continuous data) or chi-square [categorical data]
  2. ED: emergency department