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. 2023 Sep 14;8(1):99–103. doi: 10.1016/j.jseint.2023.08.010

Table I.

Patient demographics and comorbidities for patients who underwent total shoulder arthroplasty, based on MF-6 score.

Characteristic Normal (MF-6 <3)
MF-6 ≥3
P value
Number Percent Number Percent
Total 8764 100.0 464 100.0
Age .055
 65-74 5043 57.5 246 53.0
 ≥75 3721 42.5 218 47.0
Body mass index (kg/m2)
 <18.5 69 0.8 4 0.9 .272
 18.5-29.9 4432 50.6 145 31.3
 30.0-34.9 2323 26.5 127 27.4 <.001
 35.0-39.9 1176 13.4 87 18.8 <.001
 ≥40.0 754 8.6 101 21.8 <.001
Gender <.001
 Female 5195 59.3 316 68.1
 Male 3569 40.7 148 31.9
ASA classification <.001
 1-2 3298 37.6 25 5.4
 ≥3 5466 62.4 439 94.6
Current smoker <.001
 No 8227 93.9 406 87.5
 Yes 537 6.1 58 12.5
Disseminated cancer .786
 No 8733 99.6 462 99.6
 Yes 31 0.4 2 0.4
Open wound/wound infection .002
 No 8728 99.6 457 98.5
 Yes 36 0.4 7 1.5
Chronic steroid use <.001
 No 8275 94.4 420 90.5
 Yes 489 5.6 44 9.5
Bleeding disorders <.001
 No 8514 97.1 423 91.2
 Yes 250 2.9 41 8.8
Preoperative anemia <.001
 No 6860 78.3 260 56.0
 Yes 1742 19.9 197 42.5
Transfusion prior to surgery <.001
 No 8733 99.6 454 97.8
 Yes 31 0.4 10 2.2
Operative duration (minutes)
 0-79 2404 27.4 127 27.4 .754
 80-128 4472 51.0 228 49.1
 ≥129 1888 21.5 109 23.5 .299

MF-6, Six-Item Modified Frailty Index; ASA, American Society of Anesthesiologists.

Bold P values indicate statistical significance with P < .05.