Table 1 |
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Comparison of variables between SUG and NSUG |
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| Variables |
SUG (n = 160) |
NSUG (n = 224) |
Remarks |
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| Demographic data |
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| Mean age (years) |
74.6 ± 6.9 |
75.7 ± 6.9 |
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| %Female |
72.5 |
72.3 |
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| %Marital status (non-married) |
64.4 |
57.1 |
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| %Primary language use (non-English) |
56.3 |
44.2 |
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| %Living status (alone) |
45.6 |
48.2 |
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| %Education (< high school) |
51.9 |
49.1 |
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| Average length of stay (days) |
136.7 ± 36.0 |
137.3 ± 38.1 |
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| Scales |
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| Mean HAS at admission |
1.98 ± 0.98 |
2.08 ± 0.98 |
a |
| Mean HAS at discharge |
1.13 ± 0.89 |
0.99 ± 0.89 |
a |
| Mean total HAM-D 21 at admission |
18.57 ± 6.33 |
18.67 ± 6.27 |
a |
| Mean total HAM-D 21 at discharge |
10.61 ± 6.48 |
9.30 ± 6.15 |
a, p = 0.046 |
| Mean GAS at admission |
2.18 ± 0.88 |
2.13 ± 0.83 |
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| Mean GAS at discharge |
1.43 ± 1.01 |
1.31 ± 1.05 |
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| Mean total GDS at admission |
19.34 ± 6.23 |
18.75 ± 6.11 |
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| Mean total GDS at discharge |
12.46 ± 7.45 |
11.37 ± 6.79 |
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| Co-morbid axis III illness |
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| Dementia |
5 |
12 |
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| Parkinson's disease |
3 |
8 |
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| Stroke |
21 |
29 |
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| Head injury |
6 |
5 |
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| Hypertension |
60 |
87 |
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| DM |
27 |
28 |
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| Hyperthyroidism |
1 |
3 |
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| Hypothyroidism |
26 |
29 |
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| Medication use |
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| Benzodiazepines |
89 |
128 |
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| Hypnotics |
144 |
207 |
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| Antipsychotics |
18 |
26 |
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a; n = 290, nSUG = 108, nNSUG = 182 | |||
Wongpakaran et al. Annals of General Psychiatry 2007 6:7 doi:10.1186/1744-859X-6-7 |
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