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Table 1 Baseline characteristics

From: Comparative utility of frailty to a general prognostic score in identifying patients at risk for poor outcomes after aortic valve replacement

Characteristics

SAVR (N = 91)

TAVR (N = 137)

P value

Age, years, mean ± SD

78.0 ± 5.3

84.4 ± 5.8

< 0.001

Male, n (%)

50 (56%)

66 (49.0%)

0.29

Non-white race, n (%)

4 (4.5%)

2 (1.5%)

0.17

Body Mass Index, mean ± SD

29.0 ± 5.0

27.0 ± 6.4

0.02

Living at home, n (%)

87 (97.8%)

130 (96.3%)

0.54

STS predicted risk of mortality, %, mean ± SD

2.8 ± 1.4

5.9 ± 3.0

< 0.001

Heart Failure, n (%)

30 (26.8)

82 (73.2)

< 0.001

Charlson Comorbidity Index, mean ± SD

2.1 ± 1.7

3.6 ± 2.3

< 0.001

MMSE score, points, mean ± SD

27.0 ± 2.5

25.1 ± 3.2

< 0.001

Gait speed, m/sec, mean ± SD

0.94 ± 0.35

0.57 ± 0.22

< 0.001

ADL disability, n (%)

5 (5.6%)

23 (17.0%)

0.01

IADL disability, n (%)

43 (48.3%)

108 (80.0%)

< 0.001

NYHA Class 3 or 4, n (%)

58 (32.6)

120 (67.4)

< 0.001

Lee index Score, mean ± SD

9.2 ± 3.1

13.4 ± 3.2

< 0.001

Frailty Index (FI), mean ± SD

0.24 ± 0.11

0.38 ± 0.11

< 0.001

  1. Note: Abbreviations: ADL activities of daily living, IADL instrumental activities of daily living, MMSE mini mental state exam, NYHA New York Heart Association, SAVR surgical aortic valve replacement, SD standard deviation, STS Society of Thoracic Surgeons, TAVR transcatheter aortic valve replacement