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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Jun 25.
Published in final edited form as: J Geriatr Oncol. 2022 Feb 23;13(5):572–581. doi: 10.1016/j.jgo.2022.02.005

Table 3.

Lymphoma Italian Foundation Simplified Geriatric Assessment and Elderly Prognostic Index.

Simplified geriatric assessment
Criteria Fit Unfit(<80) Unfit (≥80) Frail
ADL ≥5 <5 6 <6
IADL ≥6 <6 8 <8
CIRS-G No comorbidities with score = 3–4, ≤8 with score = 2 ≥1 with score = 3–4, >8 with score = 2 No comorbidities with score = 3–4, <5 with score = 2 ≥1 with score = 3–4, ≥5 with score = 2
Age - years <80 <80 ≥80 ≥80
Elderly prognostic index
Criteria Score HR (95% CI) P-value
sGA Fit 0 1.00
Unfit 3 1.93 (1.49 to 2.50) <0.001
Frail 4 2.74 (2.07 to 3.62) <0.001
IPI IPI 1 0 1.00
IPI 2 1 1.55 (0.99 to 2.44) 0.055
IPI 3–5 3 2.90 (1.93 to 4.35) <0.001
Hemoglobin <12 g/dL 1 1.28 (1.02 to 1.60) 0.033
Risk Groups (score) 3-year OS (95% CI) HR (95% CI) P-value
Low (0–1) 87% (81–91) 1.00
Intermediate (3–5) 69% (63–73) 2.57 (1.72 to 3.84) <0.001
High (6–8) 42% (36–49) 6.21 (4.17 to 9.25) <0.001

ADL: Activities of Daily Living, IADL: Instrumental Activities of Daily Living; CIRS-G – Comorbidities Illness Rating Scale – Geriatric; sGA: simplified geriatric assessment; IPI: international prognostic index.