|
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
|
|---|
|
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%)
| |
- *AF-atrial fibrillation, HTN-hypertension.
