Table 1

Patient demographicsa

n%
Male patients5752.3
Female patients5247.7
General ward2321.1
Cardiology/stroke ward1614.7
Gastroenterology ward98.3
Endocrinology ward1211.0
Respiratory ward3128.4
Renal ward1816.5
  • a Mean age (standard deviation) 66 (16.4) years