TABLE 3.
Demographic and clinical features in frail versus non-frail patients
| Clinical Feature | Frail (SPPB ≤ 6) n = 18 |
Non-frail (SPPB > 6) n = 23 |
p |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years), mean (SD) | 60 (13) | 59 (13) | NS |
| Sex, Male, n (%) | 15 (79) | 19 (86) | NS |
| Race/Ethnicity, n, (%) | nsNS | ||
| White (Non-Hispanic) | 11 (58) | 9 (41) | |
| Black | 3 (16) | 3 (13) | |
| Asian | 0 | 5 (23) | |
| Hispanic (White + Non-White) | 5 (26) | 4 (18) | |
| Other | 0 | 1 (4) | |
| Etiology, n (%) | NS | ||
| Ischemic Cardiomyopathy | 9 (53) | 8 (64) | |
| Non-Ischemic Cardiomyopathy | 10 (47) | 14 (36) | |
| Body mass index, mean (SD) | 25 (5) | 25 (5) | NS |
| Charlson comorbidity index (CCI), median (range) | 4 (1-7) | 4 (1-8) | NS |
| Mechanical circulatory support pre-transplant, n (%) | 0 | 1 (4) | NS |
| On inotropes pre-transplant, n (%) | 7 (37) | 10 (45) | NS |
| Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) Score, median (range) | 4 (0-6) | 2 (0-10) | NS |
| Days of initial hospitalization, mean (SD) | 22 (15) | 27 (18) | NS |
SPPB, Short physical performance battery.