Table 1 Baseline participant characteristics
Characteristic N = 80 | Mean (SD) |
|---|---|
Age (years) | 72.2 (12.7) |
Characteristic | N/80 (%) |
Female sex | 39 (48.8) |
Ethnicity | N/80 (%) |
European | 59 (73.8) |
Pacific Peoples | 10 (12.5) |
Māori | 7 (8.8) |
Other | 1 (1.3) |
Primary reason for oxygen requirement | N/80 (%) |
Heart failure | 27 (33.8) |
Pneumonia | 19 (23.8) |
Acute exacerbation of COPD | 8 (10) |
Pulmonary embolism | 6 (7.5) |
Pulmonary hypertension | 4 (5.0) |
Acute coronary syndrome | 3 (3.8) |
Interstitial lung disease | 2 (2.5) |
Lung cancer | 2 (2.5) |
Pleural effusion | 2 (2.5) |
Renal failure | 2 (2.5) |
Sepsis | 2 (2.5) |
Obesity hypoventilation syndrome | 1 (1.3) |
Pneumothorax | 1 (1.3) |
Atelectasis | 1 (1.3) |
High dependency area | N/80 (%) |
Yes | 20 (25) |
No | 60 (75) |