Table 3.

Path coefficients estimated using regression (linear or logistic) in a structural equation model of the relationship between frailty components, mortality and morbidity in older outpatients with cancer.

Models	Estimate	Standard Error	Standardized Coefficient (β Coefficient)	p Value
Model 1
Sarcopenia~CIRS(G) total > 14	0.64	0.1	0.30	<0.0001
Exhaustion~sarcopenia	0.47	0.06	0.47	<0.0001
Cachexia~exhaustion	0.16	0.05	0.37	0.001
Mortality *
~ sarcopenia	0.18	0.07	0.18	0.01
~ cachexia	1.30	0.29	0.52	<0.0001
~ cancer site	0.05	0.02	0.13	0.03
~ cancer extension	0.23	0.07	0.20	<0.0001
Supportive care only ~ sarcopenia	0.44	0.06	0.45	<0.0001
Model 2
Sarcopenia ~ CIRS(G) total > 14	0.64	0.1	0.30	<0.0001
Exhaustion ~ sarcopenia	0.47	0.06	0.48	<0.0001
Cachexia ~ exhaustion	0.17	0.05	0.41	<0.0001
Morbidity *
~ sarcopenia	0.36	0.06	0.37	<0.0001
~ cachexia	0.46	0.20	0.19	0.02
~ cancer site	0.05	0.02	0.14	0.01
~ cancer extension	0.06	0.06	0.06	0.28
Supportive care only ~ sarcopenia	0.44	0.06	0.45	<0.0001

* Multivariate analysis; ~ = regression; CIRS(G) = Cumulative Illness Rating Scale for Geriatrics.