VA | Non-VA | |
Patients (n) | 226 | 243 |
Age (mean years (SD)) | 70.0 (13.0) | 82.8 (10.6)* |
Male (%) | 97.3% | 25.4%* |
Hospitalisations (N) | 331 | 387 |
Hospitalisations/patient (N/n) | 1.5 | 1.6 |
Prehospitalisation medications (mean number (SD)) | 6.0 (3.1) | 6.2 (2.9) |
Hospital admission off-hours§ (%) | 63.4% | 52.3%† |
Hospital length of stay (median days (range)) | 7 (1–296) | 6 (1–98)‡ |