Table 3.
Distribution of functional status across sociodemographic and clinical characteristics (N=274).
| Factors and categories | Fit (n=8)a | Vulnerable (n=243)b | Frail (n=23)c | P valued | |
| Age (years), n (%) | .20 | ||||
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<70 | 4 (3.0) | 125 (92.6) | 6 (4.4) | |
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70 to 75 | 2 (3.2) | 52 (83.9) | 8 (12.9) | |
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76 or more | 2 (2.6) | 66 (85.7) | 9 (11.7) | |
| Sex, n (%) | .56 | ||||
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Male | 5 (3.5) | 124 (86.7) | 14 (9.8) | |
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Female | 3 (2.3) | 119 (90.8) | 9 (6.9) | |
| Living status, n (%) | .30 | ||||
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Living with spouse | 5 (3.0) | 21 (91.1) | 5 (5.9) | |
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Living with children | 0 (0.0) | 154 (94.1) | 10 (5.9) | |
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Living alone | 2 (3.1) | 16 (85.1) | 1 (11.5) | |
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Living with others | 1 (3.7) | 52 (77.8) | 7 (18.5) | |
| Comorbidities, n (%) | |||||
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0 to 4 | 6 (2.5) | 215 (89.2) | 20 (8.3) | .30 |
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More than 4 | 2 (6.1) | 28 (84.9) | 3 (9.1) | .30 |
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Presence of memory disturbances | 2 (3.3) | 44 (73.3) | 14 (23.3) | .30 |
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Fall >1 episode | 1 (4.8) | 16 (76.2) | 4 (19.1) | .10 |
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IADLe dependent | 0 (0.0) | 20 (50.0) | 20 (50.0) | <.001 |
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ADLf dependent | 0 (0.0) | 31 (59.6) | 21 (40.4) | <.001 |
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KPSg <70% | 0 (0.0) | 85 (78.7) | 23 (21.3) | <.001 |
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Weight loss >5% | 0 (0.0) | 105 (84.0) | 20 (16.0) | <.001 |
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Exhaustion | 0 (0.0) | 181 (94.3) | 11 (5.7) | <.001 |
| Type of assessmenth, n (%) | .60 | ||||
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Combined (Adelaide tool + MDTi) | 3 (2.7) | 100 (90.9) | 7 (6.4) | |
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Adelaide tool only | 5 (3.1) | 143 (87.2) | 16 (9.8) | |
| Number of medications, n (%) | .02 | ||||
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Fewer than 6 | 4 (1.9) | 193 (91.5) | 14 (6.6) | |
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6 or more | 4 (6.4) | 50 (79.3) | 9 (14.3) | |
| Distress scorej, median (IQR) | 3 (0-5) | 3 (0-5) | 6 (0-7) | .02 | |
| Pain scorej, median (IQR) | 3 (2-7) | 5 (2-7) | 5 (3-7) | .01 | |
a2.9% (8/274).
b88.7% (243/274).
c8.4% (23/274).
dChi-square test.
eIADL: instrumental activities of daily living.
fADL: activities of daily living.
gKPS: Karnofsky performance status.
hFor 7 patients–data on functional status are not available.
iMDT: multidisciplinary team.
jKruskal-Wallis hypothesis test.