Total sample

Mean (SD)

PUSGIV group

Mean (SD)

Tradition group

Mean (SD)

Age

56.5 (17.8)

53.6 (16.1)

60.5 (18.6)

BMI

29.4 (7.8)

30 (8.4)

28.6 (7)

Total sample

Rounded percentage

PUSGIV group

Rounded percentage

Traditional group

Rounded percentage

Female

61%

70%

53%

Admitting diagnosis

Cardiac

26%

20%

33%

Gastrointestinal

10%

15%

4%

Diabetes/renal

6%

9%

3%

Pulmonary

8%

12%

4%

Infection

13%

11%

15%

Neurological

5%

8%

2%

Orthopedic

7%

4%

11%

Cancer

6%

4%

8%

Miscellaneous

19%

17%

20%