Table 7 Prevalence of diseases according to Charlson Comorbidity Index at admission to nursing homes (NH)

Coronary disease

167/664 (25.2)

130/559 (23.3)

37/105 (35.2)

0.009^a)

Acute myocardial infarction

97/664 (14.6)

77/558 (13.8)

20/106 (18.9)

0.176^a)

Congestive heart failure

137/654 (20.9)

105/549 (19.1)

32/105 (30.5)

0.009^a)

Peripheral vascular disease

91/656 (13.9)

75/551 (13.6)

16/105 (15.2)

0.659^a)

Cerebrovascular disease

161/664 (24.2)

135/556 (24.3)

26/108 (24.1)

0.963^a)

Dementia

467/659 (70.9)

445/552 (80.6)

22/107 (20.6)

<0.001^a)

Pulmonary disease

82/666 (12.3)

61/556 (11.0)

21/110 (19.1)

0.018^a)

Connective tissue disease

58/664 (8.7)

42/557 (7.5)

16/107 (15.0)

0.013^a)

Peptic ulcer disease

58/667 (8.7)

44/558 (7.9)

14/109 (12.8)

0.093^a)

Liver disease

3/673 (0.4)

3/564 (0.5)

0

1.000^b)

Diabetes

101/676 (14.9)

79/566 (14.0)

22/110 (20.0)

0.104^a)

Diabetes with complications

25/676 (3.7)

14/564 (2.5)

11/110 (10.0)

0.001^b)

Hemiplegia or paraplegia

21/664 (3.2)

12/555 (2.2)

9/109 (8.3)

0.003^b)

Renal disease

86/670 (12.8)

62/560 (11.1)

24/110 (21.8)

0.002^a)

Cancer

98/671 (14.6)

77/563 (13.7)

21/108 (19.4)

0.120^a)

Metastatic cancer

17/667 (2.5)

12/559 (2.1)

5/108 (4.6)

0.172^b)

Severe liver disease

3/674 (0.4)

3/565 (0.5)

0

1.000^b)

HIV disease

1/668 (0.1)

1/558 (0.2)

0

1.000^b)