Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the study population
From: Prevalence and factors associated with frailty in hospitalized older patients
|  |  | Total n = 124 (%) |
|---|---|---|
Age (years),Mean ± SD Age ≥ 85 years |  | 85.9 ± 5.5 78 (63) |
Gender (Female/Male) | Â | 90/34 |
BMI (Kg/m2),Mean ± SD |  | 24.7 ± 5.7 |
Residency | Live alone | 46 (37.1) |
With spouse and/or children | 40 (32.3) | |
Nursing Home | 38 (30.6) | |
Medical history | Diabetes | 26 (21.0) |
HTA | 74 (59.7) | |
Dislipoproteinemia | 21 (16.9) | |
Dementia | 49(39.5) | |
Depression | 26 (21) | |
confusion | 59 (48) | |
Cardiopathy | 67 (54.0) | |
Osteoarthritis/ osteoporosis | 123 (99.2) | |
Incontinence | 39 (31.7) | |
Falls | 60 (48.4) | |
Professional medical frame | Â | 90 (72.6) |
Polypharmacy ≥ 5 |  | 88 (71) |
Length of hospitalization (days) |  | 20.0 ± 15.1 |
Comprehensive geriatric assessment | MMSE Score | 17.7 ± 6.8 |
Dependency for ADL Katz score < 6 | 104 (84.6) | |
Malnourished MNA < 17 | 60 (50.4) | |
SEGA score | 12.9 ± 3.9 | |
Disease progression | Amelioration | 47 (38.2) |
Stabilization | 55 (44.7) | |
Death | 21 (17.1) |