Table 6 Associations between frailty, other variables and tracheostomy or gastrostomy tube placement

Frailty (vs No)

5.56 (4.88, 6.33)

< 0.001

4.41 (3.81, 5.10)

< 0.001

  46–64

1.50 (1.35, 1.66)

< 0.001

1.33 (1.17, 1.52)

< 0.001

  ≥ 65

2.55 (2.28, 2.85)

< 0.001

2.08 (1.79, 2.41)

< 0.001

  Male

0.99 (0.92, 1.07)

0.845

  Black

1.25 (1.11, 1.39)

< 0.001

1.46 (1.28, 1.67)

< 0.001

  Hispanic

0.96 (0.85, 1.09)

0.557

1.06 (0.91, 1.24)

0.458

  Asian or Pacific Islander

1.09 (0.91, 1.32)

0.355

1.10 (0.89, 1.37)

0.379

  Other

1.11 (0.92, 1.35)

0.273

1.06 (0.84, 1.34)

0.627

  Quartile 2

0.94 (0.84, 1.04)

0.217

0.92 (0.81, 1.04)

0.193

  Quartile 3

0.85 (0.76, 0.95)

0.004

0.85 (0.74, 0.98)

0.029

  Quartile 4

0.87 (0.77, 0.98)

0.021

0.91 (0.79, 1.05)

0.209

 aSAH severity

1.22 (1.21, 1.24)

< 0.001

1.22 (1.20, 1.23)

< 0.001

  Microsurgical clipping

1.11 (1.02, 1.21)

0.013

1.31 (1.18, 1.45)

< 0.001

 Cerebral herniation

2.01 (1.73, 2.34)

< 0.001

0.92 (0.75, 1.13)

0.453

 Cerebral edema

1.85 (1.67, 2.05)

< 0.001

1.18 (1.04, 1.34)

0.012

 Diabetes

1.63 (1.47, 1.80)

< 0.001

1.31 (1.14, 1.49)

< 0.001

 Hypertension

1.06 (0.97, 1.16)

0.198

 Peripheral vascular disorders

1.29 (1.13, 1.48)

< 0.001

1.17 (0.98, 1.40)

0.074

 Vasospasm

0.97 (0.75, 1.26)

0.815

  Medium

1.37 (1.02, 1.83)

0.034

  Large

1.36 (1.04, 1.78)

0.022

  Urban

1.29 (1.04, 1.61)

0.022

0.95 (0.87, 1.05)

0.309

  Teaching

0.96 (0.85, 1.08)

0.495