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. 2024 Aug 16;70(8):e20240250. doi: 10.1590/1806-9282.20240250

Table 2. Relationship between sMFS frailty screening scale in univariate analyses with demographic characteristics, chronic diseases, geriatric syndromes, 90-day all-cause mortality, and length of stay.

sMFS≥3 (n=75) 89.3 % sMFS<3 (n=9) 10.7% Total (n=84) 100% p-value
Age 79.2 ±7.5 71.5 ± 5.1 78.3±7.6 0.004Θ
Gender
Male 25 (33.3%) 6 (66.7%) 31 (36.9%) 0.050
Female 50 (66.7%) 3 (33.3%) 53 (63.1%)
Chronic disease (n, %)
CHF 22 (29.3%) 1 (11.1%) 23 (27.4%) 0.247
CKF 14 (18.7%) 5 (55.6%) 19 (22.6%) 0.012Θ
COPD 8 (10.7%) 1 (11.1%) 9 (10.7%) 0.968
DM 32 (42.7%) 3 (33.3%) 35 (41.7%) 0.592
Dementia 20 (26.7%) 0 (0%) 20 (23.8%) 0.076
Depression 14 (18.7%) 0 (0%) 14 (16.7%) 0.156
HT 57 (76%) 6 (66.7%) 63 (75%) 0.541
Geriatric syndromes (n, %)
Falls 42 (56%) 3 (33.3%) 45 (53.6%) 0.198
Undernutrition (MN+MNR) 72 (97.3%) 9 (100%) 81 (97.6%) 0.618
Frailty fracture in last year 10 (13.5%) 1 (11.1%) 11 (13.3%) 0.841
Urinary incontinence 56 (74.7%) 8 (88.9%) 64 (76.2%) 0.344
Sleep disorders× 44 (58.7%) 5 (55.6%) 49 (59.8%) 0.785
Polypharmacy (n, %) 71 (94.7%) 8 (88.9%) 79 (94%) 0.489
Number of chronic drugs 10.2 ±3.8 7.6 ±3.7 10±3.9 0.058
Number of chronic diseases 4.4±2.2 3.7± 1.5 4.3±2.1 0.367
ADL* 5 (0-6) 6 (5-6) 5 (0-6) 0.008Θ
IADL* 3 (0-8) 8 (7-8) 4 (0-8) <0.001Θ
Length of stay* 15 (1-158) 16 (4-50) 15.5 (1-158) 0.862
90-day mortality (days) 16 (21.3%) 0 (0%) 16 (19%) 0.849

ADL: activities of daily living

CHF: congestive heart failure

CKF: chronic kidney failure

COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

DM: diabetes mellitus

HT: hypertension

IADL: ınstrumental activities of daily living

MFS: Simpler Modified Fried Scale

MN: malnutrition

MNR: malnutrition risk

*

Given data as median.

Θ

Significant p-values.

Marked data include 83 participants.

×

Marked data include 82 participants.