Table 1 Baseline characteristics of patients remaining non-frail vs those who developed frailty and died and those who developed only frailty
Non-frail at 6 months (n = 34) | Frail or death at 6 months (n = 54) | P* | Frail at 6 months (n = 29) | P** | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age, years | 71 (66–77) | 75 (68–81) | 0.102 | 73 (68–77) | 0.403 |
Sex, male | 22 (65) | 33 (61) | 0.734 | 19 (66) | 0.946 |
Body mass index, Kg/m2 | 28 (25–29) | 27 (24–28) | 0.278 | 27 (24–30) | 0.267 |
Married or common law | 23 (82) | 31 (70) | 0.264 | 31 (69) | 0.210 |
Residence | 1.000 | 29 (100) | 1.000 | ||
Living at home | 34 (100) | 53 (98) | 0 (−) | – | |
Nursing home | 0 (−) | 1 (2) | |||
Previous (6 months) ICU stay | 2 (6) | 15 (28) | 0.011 | 8 (28) | 0.035 |
Type of admission | 0.321 | 0.559 | |||
Unscheduled surgery | 12 (35) | 25 (46) | 14 (48) | ||
Scheduled surgery | 7 (21) | 10 (18) | 5 (17) | ||
Medical | 9 (26) | 16 (30) | 8 (28) | ||
Trauma | 6 (18) | 3 (6) | 2 (7) | ||
SAPS II | 43 (34–54) | 44 (36–54) | 0.693 | 39 (35–50) | 0.396 |
SOFA | 6 (3–9) | 5 (4–9) | 0.711 | 4 (3–7) | 0.176 |
Mac Cabe | 0.455 | 1.00 | |||
A | 25 (73) | 32 (59) | 21 (73) | ||
B | 7 (21) | 16 (30) | 7 (24) | ||
C | 2 (6) | 6 (11) | 1 (3) | ||
Frailty index at admission, mean ± SD | 0.08 ± 0.06 | 0.10 ± 0.05 | 0.074 | 0.10 ± 0.06 | 0.119 |
Katz score | 6 (6–6) | 6 (6–6) | 1.000 | 6 (6–6) | – |
Charlson score | 1 (0–2) | 1 (0–2) | 0.121 | 1 (0–2) | 0.466 |