Primary outcome | Overall | ICU | HDU | Point estimates | 95% CI | P value |
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30-day mortality | 2602 (24.0) | 1576 (23.9) | 1026 (24.2) | 0.89a | 0.83–0.96 | 0.005 |
Secondary outcomes | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 In-hospital death | 3308 (30.6) | 2041 (31.0) | 1267 (29.9) | 0.82b | 0.75–0.90 |  < 0.001 |
 Hospital length of stay, days | 25.0 (13.0–46.0) | 26.0 (14.0–48.0) | 22.0 (12.0–43.0) | − 0.31c | − 1.92 to 1.28 | 0.69 |
 ICU or HDU length of stay, days | 6.0 (3.0–13.0) | 7.0(4.0–14.0) | 5.0 (3.0–10.0) | 0.11c | − 0.09 to 0.31 | 0.29 |
 Discharge to home | 3504 (32.4) | 2036 (30.9) | 1468 (34.7) | 1.03b | 0.94–1.14 | 0.42 |
 Discharge to other hospitals | 3501 (32.4) | 2289 (34.8) | 1212 (28.6) | 1.20b | 1.09–1.31 |  < 0.001 |
Discharge to nursing home | 1310 (12.1) | 812 (12.3) | 498 (11.8) | 1.12b | 0.95–1.31 | 0.15 |
Barthel index on discharge§ | 50.0 (0.0–100.0) | 50.0 (0.0–100.0) | 45.0 (0.0–100.0) | 2.32c | 0.12–4.53 | 0.038 |