Table 2.

Association between Vulnerable Elders-13 Survey and 5-year Functional Status and Survival Outcomes

	Trichotomous outcome		Dichotomous outcome
Sample	OR of Functional Decline versus No Decline per additional point on VES-13* (95% CI)	OR of Death versus No Decline OR per additional point on VES-13*(95% CI)	OR of Functional Decline OR Death versus No Decline per additional point on VES-13* (95% CI)	AUC (95% CI)
Overall (n=508)	1.28 (1.14–1.42)	1.45 (1.33–1.58)	1.37 (1.25–1.50)	.75 (.71–.80)
Fear of Falls/Falls Subsample (n=395)	1.20 (1.07–1.34)	1.40 (1.27–1.55)	1.30 (1.18–1.44)	.72 (.67–.77)
Urinary Incontinence Subsample (n=169)	1.38 (1.16–1.64)	1.49 (1.28–1.74)	1.43 (1.21–1.69)	.79 (.72–.86)
Memory Problem/Dementia Subsample (n=63)	1.71 (1.15–2.55)	1.72 (1.16–2.57)	1.72 (1.16–2.55)	.83 (.62–1.0)

AUC: area under the receiver operating characteristic curve; OR: odds ratio; VES-13: Vulnerable Elders-13 Survey

^*VES-13 score (possible range = 0–10) is calculated as sum of: age (1 point for age 75–84, 3 points for age ≥85 ), self-rated health (1 point for fair or poor), limitations in physical capability (difficulty with stooping, lifting 10 pounds, reaching, grasping small items, walking quarter of a mile, heavy housework; one point for each up to 2 points), and functional limitations (getting help with shopping, managing money, walking across a room, light housework, bathing; four points for any difficulty requiring help or not done due to health)

The difference in effect of the VES-13 by screened conditions was not significant in a pooled sample (p=.37, .27 joint test of interaction terms [VES-13 score with each condition] in the models using trichotomous and dichotomous outcomes, respectively).