Table 2 Demographic and clinical variables in relation to resilience as a continuous variable (generalised linear regression model, univariable analysis)
From: Resilience is associated with frailty and older age in hospitalised patients
|  | N (%) | Mean ± SD | Difference | 95% CI | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Edmonton frail scale and resilience | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.010 |
 Edmonton ≤ 5 | 94 (65.7) | 63.41 ± 17.96 | 0 (base) |  |  |
 Edmonton > 5 | 49 (34.3) | 54.69 ± 20.38 | -8.73 | -15.32 to -2.13 |  |
Sex and resilience | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.652 |
 M | 69 (48.3) | 61.32 ± 18.48 | 0 (base) |  |  |
 F | 74 (51.7) | 59.86 ± 19.88 | -1.45 | -7.81 to 4.90 |  |
Age group and resilience | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.021 |
 18–64 | 60 (42.0) | 66.25 ± 18.41 | 0 (base) |  |  |
  ≥ 65 | 73 (58.0) | 56.91 ± 18.21 | -9.34 | -17.32 to -0.78 |  |
BMI class and resilience | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.785 |
  < 18.5 | 15 (10.5) | 60.47 ± 19.93 | 0 (base) |  |  |
 18.5–24.9 | 71 (49.6) | 62.15 ± 18.58 | 1.69 | -9.15 to 12.53 | 0.759 |
 25–29.9 | 34 (23.8) | 58.59 ± 20.54 | -1.88 | -13.70 to 9.95 | 0.754 |
  ≥ 30 | 23 (16.1) | 58.65 ± 19.22 | -1.81 | -14.48 to 10.85 | 0.777 |
Admission diagnoses | |||||
 #Circulatory ICD9 chapter | 30 (21.0) | 56.63 ± 18.68 | 0 (base) |  |  |
 #Respiratory ICD9 chapter | 22 (15.4) | 61.73 ± 20.71 | 5.09 | -5.60 to 15.79 | 0.348 |
 #Gastroenteric ICD9 chapter | 18 (12.6) | 64.83 ± 17.20 | 8.20 | -3.16 to 19.56 | 0.156 |
 #Symptoms ICD9 chapter | 43 (30.0) | 61.53 ± 19.49 | 4.90 | -4.16 to 13.97 | 0.287 |
 #Other ICD9 chapters | 30 (21.0) | 59.70 ± 19.62 | 3.07 | -6.77 to 12.91 | 0.539 |
Barthel index | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.032 |
 Barthel ≥ 60 | 136 (95.1) | 61.35 ± 18.66 | 0 (base) |  |  |
 Barthel < 60 | 7 (4.9) | 45.43 ± 24.01 | -15.92 | -30.41 to -1.42 | |
CIRS; CIRS severity and resilience | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.028 |
 CIRS < 3 | 86 (60.1) | 63.42 ± 17.74 | 0 (base) |  |  |
 CIRS ≥ 3 | 57 (39.9) | 56.26 ± 20.55 | -7.16 | -13.54 to -0.77 |  |
Income and resilience | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.073 |
 Income ≥ 1000 € | 85 (59.4) | 62.94 ± 18.84 | 0 (base) |  |  |
 Income < 1000 € | 58 (40.6) | 57.09 ± 19.27 | -5.85 | -12.26 to 0.55 |  |
Living alone and resilience | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.519 |
 No | 107 (74.9) | 61.17 ± 18.88 | 0 (base) |  |  |
 Yes | 36 (25.1) | 58.78 ± 20.16 | -2.39 | -9.71 to 4.92 |  |
Schooling and resilience | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.032 |
 Schooling > 8 years | 102 (71.3) | 62.75 ± 19.02 | 0 (base) |  |  |
 Schooling ≤ 8 years | 41 (28.7) | 55.15 ± 18.65 | -7.60 | -14.51 to -0.68 |  |
Short blessed test and resilience | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.028 |
 SBT < 9 | 113 (79.0) | 62.68 ± 18.94 | 0 (base) |  |  |
 SBT ≥ 9 | 30 (21.0) | 54.17 ± 16.28 | -8.51 | -16.10 to -0.92 |  |