Table 5.
Logistic regression model of decline in functional status (measured as Barthel Index) among older adults at 30-day follow up from index visit to the ED”
| 30-day follow up | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | |||||
| OR (95% CI OR) | p-value | OR (95% CI OR) | p-value | OR (95% OR) | p-value | ||
| MNA categories | Normal nutritional status | 1 | 0.008 | 1 | 0.02 | 1 | 0.61 |
| At risk of malnutrition | 1.71 (1.00, 2.94) | 1.71 (0.98, 3.00) | 1.27 (0.68, 2.36) | ||||
| Malnourished | 3.29 (1.41, 7.66) | 3.08 (1.28, 7.39) | 1.53 (0.57, 4.13) | ||||
| Sex | Male | 1 | 0.12 | 1 | 0.07 | ||
| Female | 0.67 (0.40, 1.11) | 0.61 (0.36, 1.01) | |||||
| Age | 60–74 | 1 | < 0.001 | 1 | 0.002 | ||
| 75–84 | 2.98 (1.36, 6.51) | 3.50 (1.53, 8.01) | |||||
| 85+ | 5.34 (2.33, 12.22) | 5.20 (2.11, 12.78) | |||||
| EQ-5D score | 1.08 (1.01, 1.15) | 0.04 | |||||
| EQ VAS score | 0.99 (0.98, 1.01) | 0.31 | |||||
| ISAR score | 0.92 (0.68, 1.23) | 0.56 | |||||
| Clinical Frailty score | 1.38 (1.03, 1.85) | 0.03 | |||||
Statistical significance if p ≤ 0.05
Model 2 controlling for sex and age
Model 3 controlling for sex, age, quality of life (EQ-5D and EQ-VAS), risk of adverse health (ISAR score) and frailty (CFI score)
OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval, MNA mini nutritional assessment, EQ-5D total quality of life score, EQ VAS visual analogue scale score, ISAR score identification of seniors at risk