Relationship between Activities of Daily Living and Readmission within 90 Days in Hospitalized Elderly Patients with Heart Failure
Table 1
Patients’ characteristics.
Nonreadmission
Readmission
or value
p value
Age, years
79.6 ± 6.9
83.8 ± 5.9
1.12
0.008
Sex, male, %
55.6
47.8
0.44
0.51
BMI, kg/m2
22.8 ± 3.0
21.3 ± 3.5
0.89
0.04
Clinical parameter
LVEF, %
47.2 ± 16.6
49.4 ± 13.5
2.13
0.55
BNP level, pg/mL
783.8 ± 826.4
696.2 ± 410.2
2.83
0.62
NYHA class I/II, %
84.4/15.6
65.2/34.8
4.32
0.04
Creatinine level, mg/dL
1.3 ± 0.9
1.9 ± 1.7
9.43
0.16
eGFR, mL/min/1.73 m2
50.1 ± 21.8
40.3 ± 24.7
0.92
0.06
Hemoglobin level, g/dL
11.5 ± 2.0
10.4 ± 2.2
0.13
0.04
Albumin level at discharge, g/dL
3.5 ± 0.6
3.4 ± 0.4
0.14
0.35
Acute management, %
18.9
8.7
1.36
0.24
Comorbidity, %
Hypertension
86.7
82.6
0.25
0.62
Diabetes
44.4
30.4
1.48
0.22
Ischemic heart disease
51.1
47.8
0.08
0.78
Valvular disease
27.8
43.5
2.11
0.15
Atrial fibrillation
41.1
56.5
1.76
0.18
Orthopedic disease
37.8
34.8
0.07
0.79
Neurological disease
24.0
5.6
3.04
0.08
Respiratory disease
21.1
21.7
0.004
0.95
CCI
2.2 ± 1.9
2.8 ± 2.3
1.82
0.45
Medication
Diuretic
93.3
95.7
0.17
0.68
β-blockers
58.9
52.2
0.34
0.56
ACEI/ARB
40.0
47.8
0.46
0.50
Rehabilitation progress
Initiation of walking exercise, days
4.6 ± 4.9
6.2 ± 7.1
3.15
0.21
Length of hospital stay, days
17.3 ± 7.4
15.9 ± 7.1
0.23
0.43
Motor FIM score on admission
39.4 ± 18.0
34.8 ± 15.2
0.85
0.26
Motor FIM score at discharge
79.8 ± 8.1
70.9 ± 9.5
0.94
<0.001
Cognitive FIM score on admission
29.6 ± 7.0
26.5 ± 8.2
0.61
0.07
Cognitive FIM score at discharge
33.0 ± 3.9
31.2 ± 5.2
4.78
0.08
Values are presented as a mean ± standard deviation or %; ACEI = angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor; ARB = angiotensin receptor blocker; BMI = body mass index; BNP = brain natriuretic peptide; CCI = Charlson Comorbidity Index; eGFR = estimated glomerular filtration rate; FIM = Functional Independence Measurement; LVEF = left ventricular ejection fraction; NYHA = New York Heart Association. F value.
