Table 1 Patient characteristics (full population)

Age

85.0

[76.0–90.0]

86.0

[79.0–90.0]

83.0

[75.0—90.0]

0.022^a

Sex

Male

87

(31.8)

32

(31.7)

55

(31.8)

1.000^b

Female

187

(68.2)

69

(68.3)

118

(68.2)

BMI (kg/m²)

19.7

[18.1–21.9]

18.9

[17.6–20.7]

20.3

[18.6—22.5]

 < 0.001^a

Nursing care level

Requiring assistance 1

1

(0.4)

0

(0)

1

(0.6)

 < 0.001^b

Requiring assistance 2

6

(2.2)

1

(1.0)

5

(2.9)

Requiring nursing care 1

17

(6.2)

3

(3.0)

14

(8.1)

Requiring nursing care 2

39

(14.2)

5

(5.0)

34

(19.7)

Requiring nursing care 3

74

(27.0)

21

(20.8)

53

(30.6)

Requiring nursing care 4

102

(37.2)

45

(44.6)

57

(32.9)

Requiring nursing care 5

35

(12.8)

26

(25.7)

9

(5.2)

Disease causing dysphagia

Stroke

50

(18.2)

23

(22.8)

27

(15.6)

0.147^b

Parkinson disease

17

(6.2)

10

(9.9)

7

(4.0)

0.069^b

Dementia

103

(37.6)

44

(43.6)

59

(34.1)

0.123^b

Medication causing dysphagia

Antipsychotics

84

(30.7)

36

(35.6)

48

(27.7)

0.177^b

Anxiolytics/Hypnotics

69

(25.2)

29

(28.7)

40

(23.1)

0.316^b

Anticholinergics

17

(6.2)

7

(6.9)

14

(8.1)

0.817^b

Antiemetics/Antiulcer agents

3

(1.1)

3

(3.0)

0

(0)

0.049^b

Central muscle relaxants

1

(0.4)

0

(0)

1

(0.6)

1.000^b