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Table 2 Clinical data at admission for patients remaining non-frail vs those who developed frailty and died and those who developed only frailty

From: Risk factors of frailty and death or only frailty after intensive care in non-frail elderly patients: a prospective non-interventional study

 

Non-frail at 6 months (n = 34)

Frail or death at 6 months (n = 54)

P*

Frail at 6 months (n = 29)

P**

Shock

15 (44)

23 (43)

0.888

11 (38)

0.619

Type of shock

  

0.076

 

0.072

 Septic

9 (60)

10 (48)

 

5 (45)

 

 Cardiogenic

3 (20)

1 (4)

 

0 (−)

 

 Hypovolemic

2 (13)

10 (44)

 

6 (54)

 

 Haemorrhagic

0 (−)

1 (4)

 

0 (−)

 

 Others

1 (7)

0 (−)

 

0 (−)

 

Infection

12 (35)

18 (35)

0.850

9 (31)

0.721

Site of infection

  

0.871

 

0.661

 Abdominal

4 (33)

5 (28)

 

1 (11)

 

 Urinary

2 (17)

3 (17)

 

2 (22)

 

 Pulmonary

1 (8)

4 (22)

 

2 (22)

 

 Mediastinal

2 (17)

4 (22)

 

3 (33)

 

 Others

3 (25)

2 (11)

 

1 (11)

 

Bacteraemia

3 (27)

2 (11)

0.339

1 (11)

0.591

Infection severity

  

0.645

 

0.676

 Sepsis

1 (8)

3 (17)

 

2 (22)

 

 Severe sepsis

2 (17)

5 (28)

 

2 (22)

 

 Septic shock

9 (75)

10 (55)

 

5 (56)

 
  1. Data are expressed as number (percentage). *Non-frail vs frail or died at 6 months. **Non-frail vs frail at 6 months