Table 1 Characteristics of participants and comparisons of characteristics between the home and no-home discharge groups.

Age, years

83.0 (77.0–88.0)

82.0 (76.0–88.0)

83.5 (78.0–88.3)

0.151^a

Sex, male/female

174 (44.7)/215 (55.3)

124 (44.4)/155 (55.6)

50 (45.5)/60 (54.5)

0.857^b

Height, cm

151.0 (146.0–160.0)

151.0 (147.0–160.0)

152.5 (146.0–162.0)

0.778^a

Body weight, kg

46.5 (39.7–54.0)

46.5 (40.1–54.5)

47.0 (38.0–52.3)

0.227^a

Body mass index, kg/m²

20.0 (17.7–22.6)

20.3 (17.9–22.7)

19.2 (17.0–22.3)

0.042^a

Length of hospital stay, days

58.0 (39.0–92.0)

55.0 (37.0–88.0)

77.0 (41.8–101.3)

0.003^a

Days from onset disease

79.0 (49.0–111.0)

73.0 (47.0–105.0)

95.5 (61.8–132.0)

0.001^a

Disease

0.098^b

Stroke

59 (15.2)

39 (14.0)

20 (18.2)

Fracture

124 (31.9)

98 (35.1)

26 (23.6)

Pneumonia

63 (16.2)

40 (14.3)

23 (20.9)

Others

143 (36.8)

102 (36.6)

41 (37.3)

Quadriceps thickness, cm

1.2 ± 0.5

1.3 ± 0.5

1.1 ± 0.5

0.017^c

Quadriceps echo intensity (gray-scale range, 0–255)

84.2 ± 21.6

82.0 ± 20.7

89.9 ± 22.8

0.001^c

Subcutaneous fat thickness of the thigh, cm

0.4 (0.3–0.5)

0.4 (0.3–0.5)

0.4 (0.2–0.5)

0.100^a

Food Intake Level Scale

8.0 (7.0–9.0)

8.0 (7.0–9.0)

7.0 (6.0–8.0)

 < 0.001^a

C-reactive protein, mg/dl

0.5 (0.4–1.7)

0.4 (0.4–1.2)

0.7 (0.4–2.7)

0.010^a

Serum albumin, g/dl

3.4 (3.1–3.7)

3.5 (3.2–3.8)

3.2 (2.8–3.5)

 < 0.001^a

Geriatric nutritional risk index

87.9 (80.6–94.2)

89.0 (82.5–95.3)

83.7 (76.5–89.4)

 < 0.001^a

Updated Charlson comorbidity index

2.0 (0.0–3.0)

2.0 (0.0–3.0)

2.0 (1.8–4.0)

 < 0.001^a

Number of medications

7.0 (5.0–9.0)

7.0 (5.0–9.0)

7.0 (4.0–10.0)

0.436^a

Number of rehabilitation therapy, units/day

3.0 (2.0–4.0)

3.0 (2.0–4.0)

3.0 (2.0–4.0)

0.361^a

Barthel index score at admission

45.0 (20.0–60.0)

50.0 (30.0–60.0)

22.5 (5.0–45.0)

 < 0.001^a

Barthel index score at discharge

60.0 (40.0–80.0)

70.0 (50.0–85.0)

40.0 (15.0–55.0)

 < 0.001^a