Table 3 Baseline characteristics of the study population stratified in a pre-Hospital Elder Life Program (pre-HELP) and HELP group
|  | All participating patients (N = 518) | Patients included in the analyses of incident delirium (n = 340) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  | Pre-HELP (n = 174) |  | HELP (n = 344) |  | Pre-HELP |  | HELP |  |
| Â | n | Â | n | Â | n | Â | n | Â |
Age, median (IQR) | 174 | 85 (80–88) | 344 | 82.5 (78–87) | 117 | 86 (81.5–89) | 223 | 83 (79–88) |
Sex (% male) | 174 | 35.1 | 344 | 43.0 | 117 | 34.2 | 223 | 42.6 |
Level of education | 156 | Â | 301 | Â | 117 | Â | 223 | Â |
Below secondary education (%) | Â | 37.5 | Â | 43.2 | Â | 36.3 | Â | 42.2 |
Secondary/vocational education (%) | Â | 51.6 | Â | 50.5 | Â | 51.0 | Â | 52.5 |
Higher education (%) | Â | 10.9 | Â | 6.3 | Â | 12.7 | Â | 5.3 |
6CIT >10 (%) | 173 | 23.1 | 341 | 23.5 | 117 | 27.4 | 223 | 25.3 |
Katz ADL | 152 | Â | 332 | Â | 117 | Â | 223 | Â |
Independent (%) | Â | 38.2 | Â | 44.6 | Â | 35.9 | Â | 40.8 |
Moderately dependent (%) | Â | 35.5 | Â | 40.4 | Â | 39.3 | Â | 41.7 |
Severely dependent (%) | Â | 26.3 | Â | 15.1 | Â | 24.8 | Â | 17.5 |
EQ-5D, mean (SD) | 171 | .42 (.33) | 340 | .45 (.31) | 117 | .43 (.33) | 223 | .44 (.31) |
Self-rated Health by VAS, mean (SD) | 167 | 58 (19) | 331 | 56 (19) | 117 | 58 (17) | 223 | 54 (19) |