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Table 1 Summary of Included Studies on frailty associated with Mortality among patients with Covid-19

From: Frailty as a predictor of mortality among patients with COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Author

Design

County

Male%

Setting

Prevalence of frailty

Sample size

Age/years

Frailty Criteria

Effect measures

Outcome assessed

Kundi 2020 [18]

PCS

Turkey

46.6%)

Hospital

67.40%

18,234

74.1 (7.4)

HFRS

OR

In-hospital mortality

Hägg 2020 [12]

PCS

Sweden

48%

Hospital

44.10%

250

81.01 (8.56)

CFS

HR

in-hospital mortality

Aw 2020 [8]

PCS

UK

54%

Hospital

70.70%

677

81.1 (8.1)

CFS

HR

In-hospital mortality

Hewitt 2020 [17]

PCS

UK and Italy

58%

Hospital

51.25%

1564

74 (64–83)

CFS

HR

In-hospital mortality

Shi 2020 [24]

RCS

USA

44.10%

Nursing home

71.30%

139

85.0 (9.3)

Frailty index

OR

In-hospital mortality

Maguire 2020 [13]

RCS

UK

55.30%

Hospital

37.70%

224

older than 20 years

CFS

OR

30-day mortality

Cobos-Siles 2020 [25]

RCS

Spain

57%

Hospital

35.15%

128

84 (75, 89)

CFS

OR

In-hospital mortality

Steinmeyer

2020 [16]

RCS

France

45.00%

Hospital

11.00%

94

85.5 ± 7.5

FNDQ

OR

In-hospital mortality

Owen 2021 [15]

RCS

UK

54.00%

Hospital

53.30%

206

78.8 (8.3)

CFS

OR

In-hospital mortality

Fiorentino 2020 [11]

RCS

USA

NA

Hospital

64.10%

374

NA

Palliative Performance Scale

OR

In-hospital mortality

Chinnadurai 2020 [19]

PCS

UK

61.9%

Hospital

51.20%

215

74 (60–82)

CFS

OR

In-hospital mortality

Apea 2021 [22]

PCS

UK

69.70%

Hospital

51.90%

831

Aged 16 years or over

CFS

HR

30-day mortality

Tehrani 2021 [20]

PCS

Sweden

NA

Hospital

30.0%

143

Aged> 65 years

CFS

OR

60-day mortality

Bielza 2021 [21]

RCS

Spain

35.40%

Nursing home

NA

630

87

CFS

OR

30-day mortality

Mendes 2020 [23]

RCS

Switzerland

43%

Hospital

78.70%

235

86.3 (6.5)

CFS

HR

In-hospital mortality

  1. RCS Retrospective cohort study, PCS prospective cohort study, FNDQ Frail Non-Disabled questionnaire, HFRS Hospital Frailty Risk Score, HR hazard ratio, OR odd ratio, CFS clinical frailty scale