Table 2 Demographic characteristics and Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment of the study sample stratified for frailty degree
From: Validation of “(fr)AGILE”: a quick tool to identify multidimensional frailty in the elderly
Variables | All (n. 400) | Light (n.72) | Moderate (n.260) | Severe (n.68) | p per trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 77 ± 7 | 74 ± 6 | 77 ± 7 | 80 ± 6 | 0.001 |
Sex (% female) | 55.5 (222) | 34.7 (25) | 56.5 (147) | 73.5 (50) | 0.001 |
BMI | 27 ± 5 | 27 ± 5 | 28 ± 6 | 26 ± 5 | 0.183 |
Systolic BP, (mmHg) | 141 ± 23 | 134 ± 20 | 142 ± 23 | 147 ± 26 | 0.019 |
Diastolic BP, (mmHg) | 80 ± 13 | 78 ± 10 | 80 ± 11 | 83 ± 13 | 0.163 |
Orthostatic hypotension (n,%) | 14.2 (34.2) | 15.1 (8) | 14.7 (23) | 9.7 (3) | 0.743 |
CIRS | 1.8 ± 0.5 | 1.6 ± 0.4 | 1.8 ± 0.5 | 2.0 ± 0.6 | 0.001 |
Drugs number | 6.1 ± 3.2 | 4.7 ± 3.3 | 6.1 ± 3.1 | 7.4 ± 2.9 | 0.001 |
BADL lost | 2.2 ± 1.8 | 0.5 ± 0.9 | 2.2 ± 1.7 | 3.8 ± 1.3 | 0.001 |
IADL lost | 4.3 ± 2.9 | 1.4 ± 2.0 | 4.6 ± 2.7 | 6.5 ± 1.9 | 0.001 |
MMSE, score | 20.8 ± 6.6 | 26.3 ± 3.1 | 20.8 ± 6.1 | 15.0 ± 6.2 | 0.001 |
GDS, score | 8.0 ± 4.1 | 3.7 ± 3.1 | 8.4 ± 3.7 | 10.6 ± 3.4 | 0.001 |
MNA, score | 21.8 ± 11.1 | 26.0 ± 2.3 | 21.9 ± 13.3 | 17.3 ± 2.8 | 0.001 |
Tinetti, score | 17.3 ± 8.1 | 25.3 ± 3.5 | 19.9 ± 7.6 | 10.4 ± 5.9 | 0.001 |
PASE, score | 32.6 ± 52.7 | 77.7 ± 67.0 | 25.1 ± 39.8 | 15.1 ± 56.2 | 0.001 |
SPPB, score | 5.6 ± 3.9 | 8.7 ± 3.1 | 5.3 ± 3.6 | 2.3 ± 2.8 | 0.001 |
Social Support Score | 8.5 ± 2.9 | 6.0 ± 3.3 | 8.8 ± 2.6 | 9.7 ± 2.2 | 0.001 |
IFi | 20.0 ± 9.0 | 9.4 ± 3.9 | 22.4 ± 3.0 | 30.4 ± 2.1 | 0.001 |
AGILE | 5.5 ± 2.0 | 2.4 ± 0.6 | 5.6 ± 1.0 | 8.3 ± 0.5 | 0.001 |