Table 2: Baseline characteristics.

Baseline characteristics

Age (IQR)

85.3 years (78.7 to 88.5)

Female sex, n (%)

19 (65.5)

Body mass index

29.2 ± 6.4 kg/m2

CharlsonComorbidity Index (IQR)

4 (2 to 5.5)

Well’s score (IQR)

1 (0 to 2)

Length of admission prior to inclusion (IQR)

4 days (2 to 6)

D-dimer (IQR)

2.0 mg/L (1.1 to 5.0)

Diagnosis upon admission (%)

Erysipelas

5 (17.2)

Oedema, unspecified

4 (13.7)

Other infections (pneumoni, urinary tract infection, cystitis)

6 (20.7)

Traumatic muscle ischemia

2 (6.8)

Osteoporosis

1 (3.4)

Anemia

1 (3.4)

Hyperkalemia

1 (3.4)

Malignancy

1 (3.4)

Dorsopathy

1 (3.4)

Dyspnea

1 (3.4)

Constipation

1 (3.4)

Septicemia, unspecified

1 (3.4)

Abnormal weight loss

1 (3.4)

Erysipeloid

1 (3.4)

Fluid-electrolyte disorder, unspecified

1 (3.4)

Urinary tract infection, unspecified

1 (3.4)

Limb pain

1 (3.4)

Baseline characteristics. Data are presented as n (%), mean ± standard deviation (SD) or median with associated interquartile range (IQR).