Variable | All patients (n = 236) | Patients transitioned to palliative level of care (n = 79) | Not transitioned to palliative level of care (n = 157) | p-value |
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Age | 236 | .003 | ||
<70 n (%) | 57 (24%) | 10 (13%) | 47 (30%) | .003 |
>70 n (%) | 179 (76%) | 69 (87%) | 110 (70%) | |
Mean (SD) | 77.8 (13.58) | 82.72 (10.61) | 75.17 (14.22) | |
Race | 232 | .207 | ||
White n (%) | 208 (90%) | 70 (89%) | 138 (91%) | |
Black n (%) | 10 (4%) | 2 (3%) | 8 (5%) | |
Hispanic n (%) | 13 (6%) | 7 (9%) | 6 (4%) | |
Gender | 237 | .802 | ||
Female n (%) | 149 (63%) | 49 (62%) | 100 (64%) | |
Male n (%) | 87 (37%) | 30 (38%) | 57 (36%) | |
AF* n (%) | 110 (47%) | 46 (58%) | 64 (42%) | .011 |
HTN* n (%) | 195 (83%) | 63 (80%%) | 132 (84%) | .407 |
Dementia n (%) | 32 (14%) | 12 (15%) | 20 (13%) | .604 |
Dysphagia severity on 1st swallow evaluation | <.001 | |||
Mild to Moderate | 94 (70%) | 2 (14%) | 92 (76%) | |
Moderate to severe | 41 (30%) | 12 (86%) | 29 (24%) |