Comprehensive geriatric assessment for older orthopedic patients and analysis of risk factors for postoperative complications

Table 4 Univariate Analysis of Preoperative CGA Related to Postoperative Complications

	Number (with any complication, %)	p^a
ADL		0.0296 ^b
Independent	21(19.0%)
Mild dysfunction	58(23.7%)
Moderate dysfunction	75(28.4%)
Severe dysfunction	45(39.5%)
Extremely severe dysfunction	15(58.8%)
IADL		0.0354 ^b
Normal	34(17.6%)
Mild dependence	39(25.6%)
Moderate dependence	80(28.8%)
Serious dependence	61(44.3%)
Nutrition (MNA)		0.0442 ^b
Normal	114(23.7%)
At risk of malnutrition	70(37.1%)
Malnourished	30(43.3%)
Cognitive impairment		0.0052 ^b
No impairment	101(19.8%)
Mild impairment	113(40.7%)
Renal function		0.0134 ^b
Normal	7(0%)
Stage 1	22(22.7%)
Stage 2	84(23.8%)
Stage 3a	69(44.9%)
Stage 3b	26(38.5%)
Stage 4	4(0%)
Stage 5	2(0%)
ASA score		0.0376 ^b
Grade II	39(16.7%)
Grade III	163(35.3%)
Grade IV	12(25.0%)

Abbreviations: ADL Activities of Daily Living, ASA American Society of Anesthesiologists, IADL Instrumental Activities of Daily Living, MNA Mini nutritional assessment, VAS Visual analogue scale;
^aKruskal–Wallis test
^bSignificant differences among groups

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