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Table 3 Non-response analysis

From: The impact of a national quality register in the analysis of risks and adverse events among older adults in nursing homes and hospital wards—a Swedish Senior Alert survey

Total

(n = 50,336)

With follow-up

(n = 32,130)

Without follow-up

(n = 18,206)

p value

 

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

 

Age (years)

84.2

8.0

84.5

8.0

< 0.001a

BMI (kg/m2)

25.1

5.1

25.2

5.1

0.008a

 

n

%

n

%

 

Females

21,028

65

11,961

66

0.568b

Married

9114

28

4787

26

< 0.001b

Fall risk

25,181

78

12,685

70

< 0.001b

Malnutrition risk

20,823

65

9792

54

< 0.001b

Pressure ulcer risk

9240

29

4776

26

< 0.001b

Poor oral health risk

12,832

40

6505

36

< 0.001b

  1. (SD) or number (%)
  2. aStudent’s t test
  3. bPearson’s chi-square test