Table 3.
One-year mortality rates of the patients stratified into different degrees of frailty, comorbidity, or disability according to the different frailty, comorbidity, or disability instruments
| Instrument | Category/score | All patients (n=305) | Subgroup of patients aged 65–82 years (n=139) | Subgroup of patients aged ≥83 years (n=166) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CFS-7 | ||||
| Category 1 | NA (n=0) | NA (n=0) | NA (n=0) | |
| Category 2 | 0.0% (0) (n=1) | 0.0% (0) (n=1) | NA (n=0) | |
| Category 3 | 0.0% (0) (n=18) | 0.0% (0) (n=12) | 0.0% (0) (n=6) | |
| Category 4 | 1.5% (1) (n=67) | 0.0% (0) (n=34) | 3.0% (1) (n=33) | |
| Category 5 | 9.5% (7) (n=74) | 5.7% (2) (n=35) | 12.8% (5) (n=39) | |
| Category 6 | 17.7% (14) (n=79) | 20.0% (7) (n=35) | 15.9% (7) (n=44) | |
| Category 7 | 60.6% (40) (n=66) | 45.5% (10) (n=22) | 68.2% (30) (n=44) | |
| FI | ||||
| Score of 0 | NA (n=0) | NA (n=0) | NA (n=0) | |
| Score of 0.001–0.100 | 0.0% (0) (n=14) | 0% (0) (n=10) | 0.0% (0) (n=4) | |
| Score of 0.101–0.200 | 2.4% (1) (n=42) | 4.5% (1) (n=22) | 0.0% (0) (n=20) | |
| Score of 0.201–0.300 | 7.7% (6) (n=78) | 10.0% (4) (n=40) | 5.3% (2) (n=38) | |
| Score of 0.301–0.400 | 15.2% (10) (n=66) | 7.7% (2) (n=26) | 20.0% (8) (n=40) | |
| Score of 0.401–0.500 | 29.4% (15) (n=51) | 22.7% (5) (n=22) | 44.5% (10) (n=29) | |
| Score of 0.501–0.600 | 55.9% (19) (n=34) | 27.3% (3) (n=11) | 69.6% (16) (n=23) | |
| Score of 0.601–0.700 | 55.0% (11) (n=20) | 50.0% (4) (n=8) | 58.3% (7) (n=12) | |
| FRAIL scale | ||||
| Robust | 1.7% (1) (n=58) | 0.0% (0) (n=29) | 3.4% (1) (n=29) | |
| Prefrail | 14.4% (20) (n=139) | 10.6% (7) (n=66) | 17.8% (13) (n=73) | |
| Frail | 38.0% (41) (n=108) | 27.3% (12) (n=44) | 45.3% (29) (n=64) | |
| CIRS-G | ||||
| 0 points | NA (n=0) | NA (n=0) | NA (n=0) | |
| 1–4 points | NA (n=0) | NA (n=0) | NA (n=0) | |
| 5–8 points | 0.0% (0) (n=18) | 0.0% (0) (n=11) | 0.0% (0) (n=7) | |
| 9–12 points | 2.3% (1) (n=44) | 4.2% (1) (n=24) | 0.0% (0) (n=20) | |
| 13–16 points | 13.7% (10) (n=73) | 8.6% (3) (n=35) | 18.4% (7) (n=38) | |
| 17–20 points | 18.9% (14) (n=74) | 12.9% (4) (n=31) | 23.3% (10) (n=43) | |
| 21–24 points | 27.4% (17) (n=62) | 25.9% (7) (n=27) | 28.6% (10) (n=35) | |
| 25–28 points | 57.7% (15) (n=26) | 25.0% (2) (n=8) | 72.2% (13) (n=18) | |
| 29–32 points | 80.0% (4) (n=5) | 50.0% (1) (n=2) | 100% (3) (n=3) | |
| 33–36 points | 33.3% (1) (n=3) | 100% (1) (n=1) | 0.0% (0) (n=2) | |
| Comorbidity-D-FI | ||||
| Score of 0 | 0.0% (0) (n=1) | 0.0% (0) (n=1) | NA (n=0) | |
| Score of 0.001–0.100 | 0.0% (0) (n=18) | 0.0% (0) (n=9) | 0.0% (0) (n=9) | |
| Score of 0.101–0.200 | 4.3% (3) (n=69) | 2.5% (1) (n=40) | 6.9% (2) (n=29) | |
| Score of 0.201–0.300 | 20.0% (15) (n=75) | 18.5% (5) (n=27) | 20.8% (10) (n=48) | |
| Score of 0.301–0.400 | 29.5% (26) (n=88) | 20.9% (9) (n=43) | 37.8% (17) (n=45) | |
| Score of 0.401–0.500 | 25.6% (10) (n=39) | 0.0% (0) (n=11) | 35.7% (10) (n=28) | |
| Score of 0.501–0.600 | 53.3% (8) (n=15) | 50.0% (4) (n=8) | 57.1% (4) (n=7) | |
| ADL-Katz | ||||
| No disability | 6.3% (5) (n=79) | 8.5% (4) (n=47) | 3.1% (1) (n =32) | |
| 1 disability | 11.6% (8) (n=69) | 9.4% (3) (n=32) | 13.5% (5) (n=37) | |
| 2 disabilities | 19.0% (8) (n=42) | 6.2% (1) (n=16) | 26.9% (7) (n=26) | |
| 3 disabilities | 14.7% (5) (n=34) | 7.7% (1) (n=13) | 19.0% (4) (n=21) | |
| 4 disabilities | 41.5% (17) (n=42) | 37.5% (6) (n=16) | 42.3% (11) (n=26) | |
| 5 disabilities | 38.1% (8) (n=21) | 11.1% (1) (n=9) | 58.3% (7) (n=12) | |
| 6 disabilities | 61.1% (11) (n=18) | 50.0% (3) (n=6) | 66.7% (8) (n=12) | |
| IADL/ADL-D-FI | ||||
| Score of 0 | 0.0% (0) (n=31) | 0.0% (0) (n=17) | 0.0% (0) (n=14) | |
| Score of 0.001–0.100 | 10.0% (2) (n=20) | 9.1% (1) (n=11) | 11.1% (1) (n=9) | |
| Score of 0.101–0.200 | 5.8% (3) (n=52) | 7.1% (2) (n=28) | 4.2% (1) (n=24) | |
| Score of 0.201–0.300 | 8.0% (2) (n=25) | 7.1% (1) (n=14) | 9.1% (1) (n=11) | |
| Score of 0.301–0.400 | 12.5% (5) (n=40) | 14.3% (2) (n=14) | 11.5% (3) (n=26) | |
| Score of 0.401–0.500 | 36.4% (8) (n=22) | 11.1% (1) (n=9) | 53.8% (7) (n=13) | |
| Score of 0.501–0.600 | 28.2% (11) (n=39) | 28.6% (4) (n=14) | 28.0% (7) (n=25) | |
| Score of 0.601–0.700 | 30.4% (7) (n=23) | 22.2% (2) (n=9) | 35.7% (5) (n=14) | |
| Score of 0.701–0.800 | 48.0% (12) (n=25) | 27.3% (3) (n=11) | 64.3% (9) (n=14) | |
| Score of 0.801–0.900 | 53.8% (7) (n=13) | 20.0% (1) (n=5) | 75.0% (6) (n=8) | |
| Score of 0.901–1.000 | 33.3% (5) (n=15) | 28.6% (2) (n=7) | 62.5% (3) (n=8) | |
Note: Data in columns 3–5 are shown as percentage of patients who died (number of patients who died) (number of patients in the group).
Abbreviations: ADL, basic activities of daily living; ADL-Katz, disability burden based on the six ADLs of the Katz index; CFS-7, Canadian Study on Health and Aging Clinical Frailty Scale; FI, frailty index; CIRS-G, Cumulative Illness Rating Scale for Geriatrics; Comorbidity-D-FI, Comorbidity domain of the frailty index; IADL, instrumental activities of daily living; IADL/ADL-D-FI, IADL/ADL domain of the frailty index; NA, not applicable.