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Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics at BL for included participants and participants excluded from the study, participants included into the regression analysis and those not included into regression analysis, and a comparison of the respective groups

From: Body mass index in nursing home residents during the first year after admission

 

Included participants

Excluded participants from the study

P

Incl. vs. excl. from the study

Participants included into regression analysis

Participants not included into regression analysis

P

Incl. vs. not incl. into regression analysis

N

1044

1182

 

640

404

 

Age, mean (SD)

84.3 (7.6)

84.7 (7.7)

0.221

84.0 (7.9)

84.8 (7.2)

0.084

Gender, female (%)

670 (64.2)

754 (63.8)

0.871

408 (63.7)

262 (64.9)

0.718

Living alone before NH admission (%)

716 (68.9)

785 (67.8)

0.592

443 (69.2)

273 (68.4)

0.787

BMI, mean (SD)

24.3 (5.2)

24.9 (4.6)

0.016

24.4 (4.5)

24.0 (6.0)

0.215

GMHR, poor or moderate (%)

486 (49.8)

597 (53.4)

0.087

289 (45.2)

197 (58.8)

< 0.001

PSMS, mean (SD)

14.5 (4.5)

15.3 (4.6)

< 0.001

13.9 (4.2)

15.5 (4.5)

< 0.001

CDR-SoB, mean (SD)

10.2 (4.0)

10.3 (4.5)

0.448

10.1 (3.8)

10.3 (4.4)

0.560

NPI, mean (SD)

14.1 (16.9)

14.3 (17.7)

0.743

12.9 (16.5)

15.9 (17.3)

0.007

- NPI-AGI

- NPI-PSY

- NPI-AFF

5.4 (8.3)

1.8 (3.9)

4.1 (6.5)

5.2 (8.4)

1.8 (3.9)

4.6 (6.7)

0.520

0.672

0.137

3.7 (6.1)

1.7 (3.8)

5.0 (8.3)

4.9 (7.0)

1.8 (4.0)

6.0 (8.3)

0.008

0.827

0.069

MOBID-2, mean (SD)

2.1 (2.1)

2.3 (2.2)

0.119

1.9 (2.1)

2.0 (2.2)

0.292

  1. BL = baseline; incl.=included; excl.=excluded; SD = standard deviation; GMHR = General medical health rating; BMI = Body mass index; PSMS = Physical self-maintenance scale; NPI = Neuropsychiatric inventory; NPI-AGI = NPI sub-syndromes agitation/aggression, disinhibition and irritability, NPI-PSY = NPI sub-syndromes delusions and hallucinations; NPI-AFF = NPI sub-syndromes depression and anxiety; CDR-SoB = Clinical dementia rating scale – sum of boxes; MOBID-2 = The Mobilization-Observation-Behaviour-Intensity-Dementia Pain Scale, overall proxy rating.