Table 3.
Geriatric impairments related to outcome
| Geriatric Impairment | No. of Studies | Associationsa | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Univariate | Multivariate | ||||
| No. | % | No. | % | ||
| Mortality | |||||
| Depressive symptoms (20,23,27,29,31,35,41) | 7 | 5/7 | 71 | 3/7 | 43 |
| Cognitive impairment (25,26,29,31,40) | 5 | 4/5 | 80 | 3/5 | 60 |
| ADL dependency (29,31,42) | 3 | 3/3 | 100 | 2/3 | 67 |
| Mobility impairment (18,25,26,40) | 4 | 4/4 | 100 | 3/4 | 75 |
| Performance (22,23,28,29,31,33,34,37–39,41,43) | 12 | 8/12 | 67 | 7/12 | 55 |
| Frailty (17,19,32) | 3 | 3/3 | 100 | 3/3 | 100 |
| Malnutrition (21,24,30,34,43) | 5 | 4/5 | 80 | 4/5 | 80 |
| Hospitalization | |||||
| Performance (37,43) | 2 | 2/2 | 100 | 1/2 | 50 |
| Malnutrition (43) | 1 | 1/1 | 100 | 1/1 | 100 |
| Depression (36) | 1 | 1/1 | 100 | 1/1 | 100 |
| Mortality in Elderly Patients | |||||
| Depressive symptoms (29,31) | 2 | 0/2 | 0 | 0/2 | 0 |
| Cognitive impairment (25,26,29,31) | 4 | 3/4 | 75 | 2/4 | 50 |
| ADL dependency (29,31,42) | 3 | 3/3 | 100 | 2/3 | 67 |
| Mobility impairment (18,25,26) | 3 | 3/3 | 100 | 2/3 | 67 |
| Performance (29,31,33,34) | 4 | 2/4 | 50 | 2/4 | 50 |
| Malnutrition (34) | 1 | 0/1 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
ADL, activity of daily living.
a
The number of studies addressing an impairment that is significantly related to adverse outcomes.