Characteristics | JH-HLMa scale (n = 135) | AMEXOb scale (n = 238) | p values |
---|---|---|---|
Age (years) (median, IQR) | 63 (50–71) | 64 (51–72) | p = 0.647 |
Sex (male) (n, %) | 72 (53.3) | 149 (62.6) | p = 0.100 |
Surgical area (n, %) |  |  | p = 0.827 |
 Upper gastrointestinal surgery | 29 (21.5) | 56 (23.5) |  |
 Hepato-pancreato-biliary surgery | 46 (34.1) | 84 (35.3) |  |
 Colorectal surgery | 60 (44.4) | 98 (41.2) |  |
Number of elective admissions (n, %) | 129 (95.6) | 211 (88.7) | p = 0.024 |
Hospital length of stay (days) (median, IQR) | 7 (5–11) | 7 (5–12) | p = 0.616 |
 Missing data (n, %)* | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.4) |  |
Katz activities of daily living scorec (n, % of patients scoring ≥ 1) | 1 (2.2) | 5 (6.2) | p = 0.416 |
 Missing data (n, %)* | 89 (65.9) | 157 (66.0) |  |
John Hopkins fall risk assessment tool |  |  | p > 0.999 |
 Low risk (n, %) | 46 (34.1) | 81 (34.0) |  |
 Moderate risk (n, %) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |  |
 High risk (n, %) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |  |
 Missing (n, %)* | 89 (65.9) | 157 (66.0) |  |