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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Jan 13.
Published in final edited form as: J Geriatr Oncol. 2019 Jun 4;11(3):523–528. doi: 10.1016/j.jgo.2019.05.021

Table 3:

Association of demographics and GA domains with number of ICI cycles received

ICI Cycles Received
Variable # of observations Median (IQR limits) Test* p-value
Age at GA (years) ≤76 13 2.0 (2.0–6.0) 0.80
>76 15 5.0 (1.0–15.0)
Timing of GA Immediately prior to ICI 15 2.0 (1.0–7.0) 0.44
Immediately prior to chemotherapy but prior to ICI 13 6.0 (1.0–15.0)
ECOG Performance Status 0–1 11 3.0 (2.0–19.0) 0.55
2–3 17 4.0 (1.0–7.0)
Any ADL impairment No 7 7.0 (2.0–19.0) 0.14
Yes 7 2.0 (1.0–15.0)
Unknown 14
Any IADL impairment No 12 7.0 (2.5–25.5) 0.02
Yes 12 2.0 (1.0–5.0)
Unknown 4
Falls (in past year) No 19 3.0 (1.0–7.0) 0.75
Yes 9 5.0 (2.0–15.0)
SPPB impairment No 3 4.0 (2.0–7.0) 1.00
Yes 21 5.0 (1.0–16.0)
Unknown 4
Comorbidities ≤4 8 7.0 (3.5–16.0) 0.27
>4 12 2.0 (1.5–6.0)
Unknown 8
Hearing impairment Excellent/Good 16 6.0 (1.5–15.5) 0.84
Fair/Poor 9 3.0 (2.0–6.0)
Unknown 3
Vision impairment Excellent/Good 18 4.0 (1.0–7.0) 0.34
Fair/Poor 7 6.0 (2.0–32.0)
Unknown 3
BOMC impairment No 17 4.0 (2.0–7.0) 0.98
Yes 10 3.5 (1.0–17.0)
Unknown 1
Presence of weight lossa No 12 6.0 (2.0–16.5) 0.06
Yes 11 2.0 (1.0–6.0)
Unknown 5
Patient-reported sarcopenia No 10 7.0 (3.0–17.0) 0.13
Yes 8 2.0 (1.0–10.0)
Unknown 10
GDS Score impairment No 21 4.0 (2.0–7.0) 0.71
Yes 7 2.0 (1.0–15.0)
VES-13 impairment No 8 5.5 (1.5–13.0) 0.80
Yes 13 3.0 (2.0–15.0)
Unknown 7
*

Wilcoxon Rank Sum Test

Abbreviations: ADL, Activities of Daily Living; BOMC, Blessed Orientation-Memory-Concentration Test; CR, complete response; ECOG, Eastern Collaborative Oncology Group; GA, geriatric assessment; IADL, Instrumental Activities of Daily Living; SPPB, Short Physical Performance Battery Test; VES-13, Vulnerable Elders Survey-13

a

Defined as more than 5%