Table 3.
Associations between geriatric assessment variables and unplanned hospitalization during chemotherapy.
| Unplanned hospitalization during chemotherapy | Univariate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No (N = 134) | Yes (N = 65) | OR (95% CI) | P-value | |
| ADL score (mean (SD)) | 69.8 (26.20) | 64.8 (29.37) | 0.99 (0.98-1.00) | 0.23 |
| IADL score (mean (SD)) | 12.7 (2.11) | 12.5 (2.30) | 0.95 (0.83-1.09) | 0.49 |
| Self-reported KPS (mean (SD)) | 84.7 (13.94) | 82.7 (15.64) | 0.99 (0.97-1.01) | 0.37 |
| MD-reported KPS (mean (SD)) | 84.7 (12.89) | 83.0 (13.88) | 0.99 (0.97-1.01) | 0.40 |
| Timed Up and Go (mean (SD)) | 12.3 (4.84) | 13.5 (7.64) | 1.03 (0.98-1.09) | 0.26 |
| Number of falls in past 6 months (mean (SD)) | 0.5 (3.06) | 0.4 (1.10) | 0.97 (0.85-1.12) | 0.72 |
| HADS anxiety (mean (SD)) | 4.6 (3.39) | 4.8 (3.92) | 1.02 (0.94-1.12) | 0.64 |
| HADS depression (mean (SD)) | 3.9 (3.33) | 3.7 (2.81) | 0.98 (0.89-1.08) | 0.70 |
| Social activity (mean (SD)) | 54.2 (24.47) | 56.3 (22.63) | 1.00 (0.99-1.02) | 0.55 |
| Social support (mean (SD)) | 86.4 (19.66) | 88.5 (16.88) | 1.01 (0.99-1.02) | 0.46 |
| Tangible (mean (SD)) | 86.3 (21.88) | 88.0 (17.93) | 1.00 (0.99-1.02) | 0.37 |
| Emotional (mean (SD)) | 86.5 (20.32) | 88.8 (18.20) | 1.00 (0.99-1.02) | 0.59 |
| Body mass index (mean (SD)) | 25.6 (5.00) | 25.4 (3.69) | 0.99 (0.93-1.06) | 0.80 |
| BOMC score ≥11, n (%) | 11 (8.2%) | 6 (9.2%) | 1.14 (0.40-3.22) | 0.81 |
ADL, activities of daily living; IADL, instrumental activities of daily living; KPS, Karnofsky performance status; HADS, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale; BOMC, Blessed Orientation-Memory-Concentration; SD, standard deviation; OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval. P-values were obtained from t-test for continuous variables and chi-square test for categorical variables.