Results

Table 1. Charasteristics of patients at admission in rehab centers by age strata
vars Overall <=21 22-39 40-59 >=60
n 96 19 26 24 27
age_event (mean (SD)) 43.6 (20.8) 17.9 (2.1) 28.9 (5.0) 50.2 (6.3) 70.1 (7.5)
sex = M (%) 69 (71.9) 14 (73.7) 17 (65.4) 21 (87.5) 17 (63.0)
days_icu (median [IQR]) 27.0 [20.0, 35.0] 22.0 [17.0, 31.0] 24.0 [19.2, 33.0] 29.0 [23.8, 36.0] 29.0 [23.0, 36.5]
diagnosis_adm (%)
Emersion 55 (57.3) 11 (57.9) 19 (73.1) 12 (50.0) 13 (48.1)
SMC 21 (21.9) 6 (31.6) 4 (15.4) 4 (16.7) 7 (25.9)
SV 20 (20.8) 2 (10.5) 3 (11.5) 8 (33.3) 7 (25.9)
crs_adm (median [IQR]) 23.0 [9.0, 23.0] 23.0 [14.0, 23.0] 23.0 [14.5, 23.0] 23.0 [6.8, 23.0] 21.0 [7.0, 23.0]
drs_adm (median [IQR]) 18.0 [16.0, 21.0] 18.0 [15.0, 19.0] 17.0 [16.0, 18.8] 18.5 [16.8, 23.5] 18.0 [17.0, 23.0]
tracheo_adm = 1 (%) 59 (61.5) 10 (52.6) 16 (61.5) 16 (66.7) 17 (63.0)
breath_adm (%)
Autonomous 75 (78.9) 19 (100.0) 24 (92.3) 16 (66.7) 16 (61.5)
Autonomous + O2 18 (18.9) 0 (0.0) 2 (7.7) 7 (29.2) 9 (34.6)
Mechanical 2 (2.1) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (4.2) 1 (3.8)
feed_adm (%)
Oral 36 (37.9) 9 (47.4) 11 (42.3) 8 (33.3) 8 (30.8)
NG-tube 41 (43.2) 5 (26.3) 8 (30.8) 13 (54.2) 15 (57.7)
PEG 18 (18.9) 5 (26.3) 7 (26.9) 3 (12.5) 3 (11.5)
urinary_cateth_adm = 1 (%) 91 (94.8) 15 (78.9) 25 (96.2) 24 (100.0) 27 (100.0)
bedsore_adm = 1 (%) 31 (32.3) 4 (21.1) 6 (23.1) 9 (37.5) 12 (44.4)
craniolac_adm = 1 (%) 23 (24.0) 3 (15.8) 7 (26.9) 5 (20.8) 8 (29.6)
tot_comorb_adm (mean (SD)) 5.7 (1.7) 4.7 (1.7) 5.3 (1.5) 6.0 (1.4) 6.6 (1.7)
days_rehab (median [IQR]) 72.0 [43.8, 128.2] 56.0 [34.0, 113.5] 57.0 [36.5, 111.2] 74.0 [46.5, 143.0] 84.0 [60.5, 125.0]
Figure 1. Cause of CGA by age

Figure 1. Cause of CGA by age

Figure 2. Injury revealed at imaging by age

Figure 2. Injury revealed at imaging by age

Figure 3. Traumatic area by age

Figure 3. Traumatic area by age

Figure 4. CIRS measured comorbidity rate at admission and during rehabilitation by age

Figure 4. CIRS measured comorbidity rate at admission and during rehabilitation by age

Figure 5. ERBI scales at admission and dismission

Figure 5. ERBI scales at admission and dismission

Figure 6. DRS at admission and dismission by age

Figure 6. DRS at admission and dismission by age

Figure 7. Distribution of nr. of severe comorbidities (CIRS >= 2) by age (A). Nr. comorbities versus DRS admission-dismission delta (B) and DRS delta by age (C).

Figure 7. Distribution of nr. of severe comorbidities (CIRS >= 2) by age (A). Nr. comorbities versus DRS admission-dismission delta (B) and DRS delta by age (C).

Table 2. Logistic model for association with functional improvement
vars OR CI95 p
age_event 0.978 0.947 - 1.009 0.166
sexM 1.113 0.303 - 4.095 0.872
diagnosis_admSMC 0.435 0.097 - 1.955 0.278
diagnosis_admSV 0.498 0.129 - 1.924 0.312
tot_comorb_rehab 0.580 0.389 - 0.864 0.007
Figure 8. ROC curves for Random Forest (grey), Lasso Regression (solid black) and SVM with polynomial kernel (dotted black)

Figure 8. ROC curves for Random Forest (grey), Lasso Regression (solid black) and SVM with polynomial kernel (dotted black)

Figure 9. Variable importance for the Random Forest model

Figure 9. Variable importance for the Random Forest model