Table 1.
Global health assessment tools with frailty definitions
| Global health assessment tool | Assessment definition | Frequencies n (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| G8 geriatric screening tool (n = 110) (G8 Score) | G8-frail: ≤ 14 points | G8-frail: | 56 (50.9) | |
| G8-non-frail: > 14 points | G8-non-frail | 54 (49.1) | ||
| Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG PS) performance status (n = 100) | ECOG 0: Fully active, no performance restrictions | ECOG 0 | 28 (28.0) | |
| ECOG 1: Strenuous physical activity restricted; fully ambulatory and able to carry out light work | ECOG 1 | 49 (49.0) | ||
| ECOG 2: Capable of all self-care but unable to carry out any work activities. Up and about > 50% of walking hours | ECOG 2 | 18 (18.0) | ||
| ECOG 3: Capable of only limited self-care; confined to bed or chair > 50% of walking hours | ECOG 3 | 5 (5.0) | ||
| ECOG 4: Completely disabled; cannot carry out any self-care; totally confined to bed or chair | ECOG 0 | 28 (28.0) | ||
| American Society of Anesthesiologists Physical Status System (ASA PS) (n = 109) | ASA 1: A normal healthy patient | ASA 2 | 48 (44.0) | |
| ASA 2: A patient with mild systemic disease | ASA 3 | 61 (56.0) | ||
| ASA 3: A patient with severe systemic disease that limits activity but is not incapacitating | ||||
| ASA 4: A patient with an incapacitating severe systemic disease that is a constant threat to life | ||||
| Age (n = 116) | Mean age [years] ± SD | 70.88 ± 5.93 | 60–65 years | 22 (19.0) |
| 65–70 years | 32 (27.6) | |||
| 71–80 years | 62 (53.4) | |||
| BMI (n = 113) | Median BMI [kg/m2] | 25.36 [16.0–55.0] | ≤ 25 | 61 (54.0) |
| > 25 | 52 (46.0) | |||
Assessment and frailty definitions utilized in the analysis
G8 Score G8 geriatric screening tool, ECOG PS eastern cooperative oncology group performance status, ASA PS American society of anesthesiologists physical status system, ys years, n = number of patients
Bold written words: analyzed main categories