Table 5.

Variables significantly associated with early death.

Variable	β	SE	p †	HR (95% CI)	Score
Stage IV	1.497	0.364	0.000	5.026 (10.109–2.486)	5
Weight loss > 5%	0.9438	0.369	0.009	2.542 (1.243–5.106)	2
Hemoglobin ≤ 11 g/dL	0.823	0.354	0.019	2.213 (1.1352–4.518)	2
ADL ≤ 5	0.437	0.311	0.045	1.104 (1.004–2.369)	1

SE: Standard error, CI: confidence interval, HR: hazard ratio, p † values were calculated using a two-sided Wald test for multivariable analyses.