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Table 2 Results of the balance tests for the selected variables before and after matching

From: Relationship between the severity of agitation and quality of life in residents with dementia living in German nursing homes - a secondary data analysis

 

Before Matching

After Matching

 

No/Mild Agitation

Severe Agitation

p a

No/Mild Agitation

Severe Agitation

p a

Observations

1824

123

 

246

123

 

Age, mean (SD)

83.6 (7.8)

80.5 (10.2)

0.007

81.1 (8.0)

80.5 (10.2)

0.528

Sex, male % (n)

22.3 (407)

31.7 (39)

0.022

30.5 (75)

31.7 (39)

0.905

DSS score, mean (SD)

9.4 (3.4)

10.5 (3.2)

<0.001

10.5 (3.0)

10.5 (3.2)

0.921

Duration of stay, mean (SD)

34.9 (42.6)

27.9 (38.2)

0.060

27.4 (25.7)

27.9 (38.2)

0.416

Visits, no % (n)

3.2 (59)

6.5 (8)

0.095

6.1 (15)

6.5 (8)

1.000

Delusions, % (n)

16.0 (292)

45.5 (56)

<0.001

45.5 (112)

45.5 (56)

1.000

Anxiety, % (n)

18.4 (335)

42.3 (52)

<0.001

42.3 (104)

42.3 (52)

1.000

Hallucinations, % (n)

14.0 (225)

30.1 (37)

<0.001

24.0 (59)

30.1 (37)

0.257

Aberrant Motor, % (n)

30.8 (562)

62.6 (77)

<0.001

66.3 (163)

62.6 (77)

0.562

  1. aCalculated using chi-square tests or ks-tests; SD=standard deviation