Table 5 The relationship between mFI-5 frailty score, systemic inflammation and incidence of post-operative complications in patients undergoing potentially curative resection for CRC (n = 1002)

SIG 0 ( n  = 427)

51 (27%)

62 (40%)

33 (39%)

146 (34%)

0.024

SIG 1 ( n  = 260)

36 (34%)

44 (47%)

26 (44%)

106 (41%)

0.121

SIG 2 ( n  = 179)

22 (38%)

32 (40%)

17 (42%)

71 (40%)

0.719

SIG ≥ 3 ( n  = 136)

14 (31%)

32 (58%)

19 (53%)

65 (48%)

0.039

SIG (0-≥3)

123 (31%)

170 (44%)

95 (43%)

388 (39%)

0.006

P Value

0.243

0.080

0.219

0.001