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Table 3 Risk factors for readmission measured at baseline. Only significant differences between the groups are shown

From: Individual nutritional intervention for prevention of readmission among geriatric patients—a randomized controlled pilot trial

 

30 days

60 days

Readmitted, n = 8

Not readmitted, n = 32

p-value

Readmitted, n = 10

Not readmitted, n = 30

p-value

Admissions the year prior to inclusion, numbers, median (range)

4 (0–8)

0 (0–4)

0.01

4 (0–8)

0 (0–4)

0.001

Hospital, length of stay, days, median (range)

9 (5–16)

5 (2–29)

0.02

9 (3–16)

5 (2–29)

0.05

  1. ITT analysis: Mann-Whitney U tests