Table 4.
Correlations between frailty, nutritional assessment and geriatric evaluation
| Linear correlations between frailty score and clinical and anthropometric parameters
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|---|---|---|
| Geriatric assesssment tests and anthropometric parameters | Frailty score
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| r | p-value | |
| MMSE* | −0.4110 | 0.0002 |
| ADL** | −0.3459 | 0.0004 |
| IADL** | −0.6408 | <0.0001 |
| CIRS-G** | 0.2839 | 0.0035 |
| MNA* | −0.6741 | <0.0001 |
| Handgrip (kg)* | −0.4396 | <0.0001 |
| FFMI (kg/m2)* | −0.1732 | 0.1676 |
| Lean mass (kg) | −0.2407 | 0.0553 |
| Femoral neck’s T-score (SD)* | −0.2732 | 0.0211 |
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Linear correlations between MNA and clinical and anthropometric parameters
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| Geriatric assesssment tests and anthropometric parameters |
MNA
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| r | p-value | |
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| MMSE* | 0.5064 | <0.0001 |
| Frailty score* | −0.6741 | <0.0001 |
| ADL** | 0.3129 | 0.0018 |
| IADL** | 0.5852 | <0.0001 |
| CIRS-G** | −0.1169 | 0.2492 |
| Handgrip (kg)* | 0.3252 | 0.0022 |
| FFMI (kg/m2)* | 0.3385 | 0.0062 |
| Lean mass (kg) | 0.3979 | 0.0015 |
| Femoral neck’s T-score (SD)* | 0.5104 | <0.0001 |
Notes:
*
Pearson’s linear correlation.
**
Spearman’s rank correlation.
Abbreviations: MMSE, Mini–Mental State Examination; ADL, Activities of Daily Living; IADL, Instrumental Activities of Daily Living; CIRS-G, Cumulative Illness Rating Scale for Geriatrics; MNA, Mini Nutritional Assessment; FFMI, Fat Free Mass Index; SD, standard deviation.