Table 1.
Comparison of demographics among patients with different degrees of frailty.
| Fit | Vulnerable | Mildly frail | Moderately frail | Severely frail | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of patients | 62 (46.3) | 33 (24.6) | 14 (10.4) | 12 (9) | 13 (9.7) | |
| Age mean (SD) | 74.2 (4.2) | 76.8 (4.9) | 77.5 (6.2) | 77.7 (5.7) | 78.3 (6.9) | 0.029 |
| Gender (freq (percent)) | 0.077 | |||||
| Male | 39 (58.2) | 14 (20.9) | 6 (9) | 4 (6) | 4 (6) | |
| Female | 23 (34.3) | 19 (28.4) | 8 (11.9) | 8 (11.9) | 9 (13.4) | |
| Race (freq (percent)) | 0.454 | |||||
| Chinese | 57 (46.3) | 31 (25.2) | 12 (9.8) | 11 (8.9) | 12 (9.8) | |
| Malay | 3 (60) | 1 (20) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (20) | |
| Indian | 0 (0) | 1 (50) | 1 (50) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
| Others | 2 (50) | 0 (0) | 1 (25) | 1 (25) | 0 (0) | |
| BMI (kg/m2) (mean(sd)) | 23.2 (5.3) | 24.3 (4.7) | 23.7 (3.7) | 24.7 (4.2) | 25.3 (4.2) | 0.545 |
| Surgical discipline (freq (percent)) | 0.066 | |||||
| Urology/gynaecology | 30 (63.8) | 10 (21.3) | 4 (8.5) | 1 (2.1) | 2 (4.3) | |
| Colorectal | 16 (41) | 12 (30.8) | 4 (10.3) | 4 (10.3) | 3 (7.7) | |
| General surgery | 16 (33.3) | 11 (22.9) | 6 (12.5) | 7 (14.6) | 8 (16.7) | |
| Type of surgery (freq (percent)) | 0.013 | |||||
| Open | 15 (29.4) | 13 (25.5) | 8 (15.7) | 7 (13.7) | 8 (15.7) | |
| Laparoscopic | 47 (56.6) | 20 (24.1) | 6 (7.2) | 5 (6) | 5 (6) | |