Table 3.

Hazard ratios of each individual determinant in geriatric patients.

Parameter		B	SE	p-value	HR	95% CI for HR Low - high
Gender*	Women cf. men	-0.474	0.164	0.004	0.623	0.452 - 0.859
Age**	-	-0.018	0.013	0.176	0.982	0.957 - 1.008
Nutritional status***	Malnourished cf. normal	1.083	0.218	0.000	2.953	1.924 - 4.531
	Risk cf. normal	0.610	0.211	0.004	1.840	1.217 - 2.782
Muscle Mass***	Normal cf. low	-0.815	0.289	0.005	0.443	0.251 - 0.780
Muscle Strength***	Normal cf. low	-1.537	0.512	0.003	0.215	0.079 - 0.587
Physical perf.***	High cf. low	-0.898	0.277	0.001	0.407	0.237 - 0.702
	Intermediate cf. low	-0.814	0.215	0.000	0.443	0.290 - 0.676
Heart failure***	Present cf. not present	0.365	0.175	0.037	1.440	1.022 - 2.029
Orthopedic surg.***	Present cf. not present	-0.104	0.185	0.574	0.902	0.628 - 1.295

B= variable coefficient; SE= Standard error, HR= Hazard ratio; CI= Confidence interval.

^*Adjusted for the confounding variable age.

^**Adjusted for the confounding variable gender.

^***Adjusted for the confounding variables gender and age.