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Table 2 Patient characteristics (N = 60)

From: Electrolyte outpatient clinic at a local hospital – experience from diagnostics, treatment and follow-up

 

Median (interquartile range)

Age (n = 60)

69 (63–81) years

 - Female (n = 42)

71 (63–82) years

 - Male (n = 18)

68 (63–71) years

 

Proportion

Sex (n = 60)

 - Female (n = 42)

42/60

 - Male (n = 18)

18/60

 

Median (interquartile range)

BMI (n = 58)

22.1 (19.2–24.2)

 - Female (n = 40)

20.7 (19.1–23.6)

 - Male (n = 18)

24.0 (21.0–25.4)

 

Median (interquartile range)

 Time from referral to 1st consultation (n = 60)

29 (21.5–43.5) days

 Time from first to last consultation (n = 60)

57.5 (0–134) days

 Total number of consultations (n = 60)

2 (1–3)

 

Proportion

Comorbidity (n = 60)

57/60

 - Hypertension

29/60

 - Hypothyroidism

17/60

 - Chronic kidney disease (eGFR < 60)

9/60

 - Cerebrovascular disease

7/60

 - Osteoporosis

7/60

 - Arthritis

5/60

 - Coronary artery disease

5/60

 - Diabetes mellitus

4/60

 - Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

4/60

 - Anxiety/depression

3/60

 - Atrial fibrillation

3/60

 - Cancer

3/60

Intervention on comorbidity

26/60

 

Median (interquartile range)

 Charlson comorbidity indexa (n = 60)

3 (2–4)

  1. a Charlson Comorbidity Index predicts one-year mortality for a patient with several comorbidities. An index of three gives an estimated 10-year survival rate of 77%