Table 2 Baseline characteristics according to FRIDs use at discharge
From: Prescribing patterns of fall risk-increasing drugs in older adults hospitalized for heart failure
Characteristics | FRIDs | |
|---|---|---|
Absent | Present | |
N | 15 | 1132 |
Age, years | 76.6 (70.3, 83.0) | 77.7 (72.3, 83.2) |
Black | 5 (33.3%) | 451 (39.8%) |
Female | 9 (60.0%) | 524 (46.3%) |
Education less than high school | 3 (20.0%) | 240 (21.2%) |
Income < $20,000 | 5 (41.7%) | 281 (28.4%) |
Clinical Characteristics | ||
 HFrEF | 2 (16.7%) | 393 (53.4%) |
 Hypertension | 6 (40.0%) | 893 (79.0%) |
 Atrial fibrillation/atrial flutter | 7 (46.7%) | 475 (42.0%) |
 Mood disorder | 4 (26.7%) | 172 (15.2%) |
 Osteoarthritis | 4 (26.7%) | 294 (26.0%) |
 Rheumatoid arthritis | 1 (6.7%) | 26 (2.3%) |
 Cancer | 3 (20.0%) | 216 (19.1%) |
 Anticoagulant use | 5 (33.3%) | 347 (30.7%) |
 Hyperpolypharmacy (at discharge) | 3 (20.0%) | 654 (57.8%) |
 Functional impairment | 6 (42.9%) | 455 (43.0%) |
 Cognitive impairment | 2 (18.2%) | 123 (14.8%) |
 History of falls (in the past year) | 2 (13.3%) | 231 (20.5%) |
Hospitalization Factors | ||
 Length of stay (days) | 7.0 (4.0, 14.0) | 5.00 (3.00, 8.00) |
 ICU stay during hospitalization | 8 (53.3%) | 203 (18.0%) |
 Geriatric/palliative involvement | 1 (6.7%) | 12 (1.1%) |
 Disposition | ||
  Home | 9 (60.0%) | 899 (79.4%) |
  Institution | 4 (26.7%) | 181 (16.0%) |
  Alive, unknown disposition | 2 (13.3%) | 52 (4.6%) |
Hospital Characteristics | ||
 Teaching status | 7 (50.0%) | 520 (51.5%) |
 Small hospital size (< 200 beds) | 3 (21.4%) | 259 (25.2%) |