Table:
characteristics
acute care hospitalization
death

number ''000
%
95% confidence interval
number ''000
%
95% confidence interval

from
to
from
to

total
760
26.1
24.8
27.5
195
6.7
6.1
7.4

sex

men
358
27.2
25.2
29.3
105
7.9
6.8
9.2

women
402
25.2
23.5
27.1
90
5.7
5.0
6.4

age group

65 to 74
306
18.8
17.1
20.6
49
3.0
2.4
3.8

75 or older
454
35.4
33.3
37.6
146
11.4
10.2
12.6

main source of household income

social assistance or old age security and guaranteed income supplement
157
28.6
25.9
31.5
49
8.9
7.3
10.9

other
561
25.2
23.6
26.9
134
6.0
5.4
6.8

self-perceived health

good, very good, excellent
514
22.6
21.2
24.2
118
5.2
4.5
5.9

fair, poor
246
38.7
35.5
42.0
77
12.1
10.4
14.0

current daily smoker

yes
71
31.6
27.1
36.6
25
11.0
8.3
14.4

no
689
25.7
24.3
27.2
170
6.3
5.7
7.0

bmi category

underweight
17
39.1
29.8
49.3
7
15.5
9.6
24.0

normal weight/overweight
537
26.3
24.8
27.9
143
7.0
6.3
7.8

obese
194
25.1
22.4
28.0
41
5.3
4.1
6.8

nutritional risk

yes
305
31.2
28.8
33.6
92
9.4
8.1
10.7

no
455
23.6
21.9
25.3
103
5.4
4.7
6.1

Statement: those at nutritional risk in 2008/2009 were more likely than those not at risk to die, with respective estimates of 9% and 5%.
Question: which group of seniors were more likely to die, those at nutritional risk or those not at risk?
Answer: yes