Table 1.
Overview of assessment scales for comorbidity (Charlson index), functional (Barthel index), mental (Pfeiffer test), frailty (FRAIL index) and nutritional status (MNA).
| Assessment Scales | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlson index (N = 413) |
>4 points [N (%)] | 99 (24.0) | ||
| means ± SD * | 3.39 ± 1.83 | |||
| median, [IQR *] | 3 [2–4] | |||
| Barthel index (N = 413) |
<60 points | 69 (16.7) | ||
| means ± SD | 79.42 ± 21.10 | |||
| median, [IQR] | 85 [70–100] | |||
| Pfeiffer test (N = 399) |
≥3 errors [N (%)] | 89 (22.3) | ||
| means ± SD | 1.20 ± 1.98 | |||
| median, [IQR] | 0 [0–2] | |||
| Frail index (N = 146) |
≥3 points [N (%)] | 26 (17.8) | ||
| means ± SD | 1.79 ± 0.9 | |||
| median, [IQR] | 2 [1–2] | |||
| Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA) (N = 413) |
Normonourished (12–14 points) | At risk of Malnutrition (8–11 points) |
Malnourished (0–7 points) |
|
| 299 (72.4) | 105 (25.4) | 9 (2.2) | ||
* IQR: interquartile range; SD: standard deviation.