Table 1 Comparison of patients with and without caregivers in terms of sociodemographic and medical parameters and CGA results

Age [years]

 mean ± SD

76.75 ± 8.28

74.04 ± 6.93

p = 0.001 *

 median

76

72.5

 quartiles

69—84

68—79

Gender

 Female

165 (63.95%)

111 (61.67%)

p = 0.699

 Male

93 (36.05%)

69 (38.33%)

Residence

 Rural area

103 (39.92%)

39 (21.67%)

p < 0.001 *

 Urban area

155 (60.08%)

141 (78.33%)

BMI [kg/m2]

 Underweight

5 (1.94%)

0 (0.00%)

p = 0.058

 Normal weight

61 (23.64%)

59 (32.78%)

 Overweight

117 (45.35%)

75 (41.67%)

 Obesity

75 (29.07%)

46 (25.56%)

Education

 Primary

71 (27.52%)

19 (10.56%)

p < 0.001 *

 Secondary

86 (33.33%)

72 (40.00%)

 Vocational

48 (18.60%)

29 (16.11%)

 University (incomplete)

4 (1.55%)

8 (4.44%)

 University

49 (18.99%)

52 (28.89%)

Marital status

 Single

107 (41.47%)

98 (54.44%)

p = 0.01 *

 In relationship

151 (58.53%)

82 (45.56%)

Multiple medication [more than 5 medicaments per day]

 No

134 (51.94%)

80 (44.44%)

p = 0.148

 Yes

124 (48.06%)

100 (55.56%)

ADL [points]

 mean ± SD

5.53 ± 1.24

5.95 ± 0.24

p < 0.001 *

 median

6

6

 quartiles

6—6

6—6

IADL [points]

 mean ± SD

20.55 ± 4.73

23.07 ± 1.69

p < 0.001 *

 median

23

24

 quartiles

18—24

23—24

MMSE [points]

 mean ± SD

25.6 ± 5.04

26.99 ± 2.84

p = 0.103

 median

27

28

 quartiles

24—29

26—29

GDS [points]

 mean ± SD

4.64 ± 3.38

4.06 ± 3.14

p = 0.062

 median

4

3

 quartiles

2—7

2—5

TT [s]

 mean ± SD

14.7 ± 10.42

12.58 ± 5.32

p = 0.288

 median

11.5

11

 quartiles

9—16

9—15

MNA [points]

 mean ± SD

12.27 ± 2.21

12.44 ± 1.94

p = 0.755

 median

13

13

 quartiles

11.25—14

12—14

CFS [points]

 mean ± SD

3.28 ± 1.57

2.78 ± 1.14

p = 0.008 *

 median

3

3

 quartiles

2—4

2—4

AIS [points]

 mean ± SD

5.91 ± 4

5.49 ± 4.45

p = 0.049 *

 median

5

4

 quartiles

3—8

2—8