Table II.
Results of frailty testing stratified by those listed and deferred versus those denied at initial on site evaluation
| N | Initial list/defer |
Initial denial |
P value | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |
280 |
95 |
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| Measure | Mean | SD | Median | Q1 | Q3 | Mean | SD | Median | Q1 | Q3 | |
| Troponin T (ng/mL) | 0.062 | 0.08 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.08 | 0.09 | 0.096 | 0.06 | 0.03 | 0.12 | .0003 |
| BNP (pg/mL) | 4474 | 9577 | 1575 | 542 | 3238 | 9409 | 16101 | 3067 | 945 | 8217 | .0001 |
| Mean handgrip (kg) | 31.64 | 9.48 | 31 | 25 | 37 | 27.38 | 7.83 | 27 | 23.25 | 32.5 | .0004 |
| Right handgrip (kg) | 32.46 | 9.64 | 32 | 25 | 39 | 28.49 | 8.86 | 28.5 | 24 | 34 | .0027 |
| Left handgrip (kg) | 30.73 | 10.1 | 30 | 24 | 36 | 26.27 | 7.79 | 26 | 22 | 30 | .0001 |
| Sit-stand (reps/30s) | 14.76 | 5.94 | 14 | 11 | 18 | 11.53 | 5.07 | 12 | 8 | 14 | <.0001 |
| Chair sit-reach (cm) | 4.56 | 7.82 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7.62 | 9.75 | 6 | 0 | 10 | .0007 |
| Up-and-go | 5.65 | 1.89 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 6.5 | 7.58 | 3.85 | 6.5 | 5.3 | 8.7 | <.0001 |
| 10-lb weight loss (%) | 33.6 | 27.4 | .3083 | ||||||||
| Exhausted 1* >0 (%) | 30.7 | 55.8 | <.0001 | ||||||||
| Exhausted 2† >0 (%) | 24.3 | 43.2 | .0007 | ||||||||
| Treadmill (METS) | 5.72 | 2.21 | 5.4 | 4.3 | 7.2 | 3.55 | 1.69 | 3.35 | 2.2 | 4.8 | <.0001 |
| Pedometer steps/day | 3,790 | 2,350 | 3,500 | 2,020 | 5,130 | 2,910 | 1,980 | 2,620 | 1,600 | 4,000 | .0013 |
| Pedometer miles/day | 3.29 | 2.37 | 2.87 | 1.44 | 4.56 | 2.1 | 1.68 | 1.7 | 0.83 | 2.9 | <.0001 |
*
Exhaustion question 1: How many days in the past week (0–7) did you feel that everything you did was an effort?
†
Exhaustion question 2: How many days in the past week (0–7) did you feel that you could not get going?