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Table 2 Risk factors associated with death(FI-Lab as categorical variable)

From: Prognostic significance of frailty in hospitalized elderly patients with community-acquired pneumonia: a retrospective cohort study

variable

Univariable HR (95% CI)

p value

Multivariable HR (95% CI)

p value

Age(years)

1.01(1.00–1.21)

0.116

  

Male Sex(vs female)

0.97(0.88–1.07)

0.532

  

BMI(kg/m2)

0.80(0.78–0.83)

 < 0.001

0.85(0.82–0.88)

 < 0.001

Smoker (vs nonsmoker)

0.90(0.72–1.12)

0.341

  

Drinking (vs no)

1.24(1.05–1.46)

0.012

  

WBC(× 10^9/L)

1.07(1.05–1.09)

 < 0.001

  

LYMPH(× 10^9/L)

0.55(0.46–0.67)

 < 0.001

  

NEUT(× 10^9/L)

1.09(1.07–1.11)

 < 0.001

1.05(1.02–1.07)

 < 0.001

eGFR(ml/min)

0.99(0.99–0.99)

 < 0.001

1.01(1.00–1.01)

 < 0.001

CRP(mg/L)

1.01(1.00–1.01)

 < 0.001

  

PCT(ng/ml)

1.03(1.02–1.04)

 < 0.001

  

aCCI

1.30(1.26–1.35)

 < 0.001

1.17(1.12–1.23)

 < 0.001

CURB-65

2.23(1.98–2.53)

 < 0.001

1.51(1.30–1.75)

 < 0.001

FI-Lab, categorical variable

    

Robust

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Pre-frail

2.86(1.90–4.30)

 < 0.001

2.02(1.35–3.05)

0.001

Frail

6.81(4.64–10.00)

 < 0.001

3.61(2.41–5.40)

 < 0.001

  1. Abbreviations BMI Body mass index, WBC White blood cell, NEUT Neutrophil, LYMPH Lymphocyte, eGFR estimated glomerular filtration rate, hs-CRP high sensitivity C-reactive protein, PCT Procalcitonin, CURB-65 Confusion, blood Urea nitrogen, Respiratory rate, systolic or diastolic Blood pressure, and Age > 65, LOS Length of stay during hospitalization, HR hazard ratio, OR Odds ratio