Table 1 In-patients’ characteristics

Age, median/SD (years)

76/7.3

80 years and older (%)

39.8

Women (%)

61.2

Men (%)

38.8

Length of stay, median/SD (days)

34/25

Living alone (%)

53

Previous hospitalization (%) ^a

49

Two or more previous hospitalizations (%) ^a

38

No known somatic disease (%)

21

Cardiovascular disease (%)

28

Pulmonary disease (%)

10

Thyroid disease (%)

10

Previous stroke (%)

10

Rheumatic disease (%)

3.5

Other somatic diseases (%)

17.5

Potentially anti-inflammatory drug (%) ^b

55.1

Daily smokers (%)

29.6

BMI, median/SD (kilos)

24/5.3