Prevalence of Geriatric Syndromes and the Need for Hospice Care in Older Patients of the Emergency Department: A Study in an Asian Medical Center

Table 1

Age, sex, and data sources of the participants.

Variable	Total (n = 693)	Female (n = 323)	Male (n = 370)	value
Age (years)	78.0 ± 8.2	78.0 ± 8.5	78.0 ± 8.1	0.97
Age subgroup				0.79
65–74 years	259 (37.4)	125 (38.7)	134 (36.2)
75–84 years	259 (37.4)	119 (36.8)	140 (37.8)
≥85 years	175 (25.2)	79 (24.5)	96 (25.9)
Data sources^†
Patient	505 (72.9)	241 (74.6)	264 (71.4)	0.41
Family	480 (62.3)	237 (73.4)	243 (65.7)	0.04
Caregiver	79 (11.4)	35 (10.8)	44 (11.9)	0.74
Others	2 (0.3)	1 (0.3)	1 (0.3)	>0.95

Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation or n (%). Comparison between female and male participants. ^†Data sources may be multiple.