Table 1 Detailed variables of preoperative frailty
Variable | N | % |
|---|---|---|
Feeling exhausted for most or all of the time during the past 4 weeks | ||
Yes | 123 | 32.8 |
No | 252 | 67.2 |
Having difficulty climbing one flight of stairs without resting or using any assistive devices or help from others | ||
Yes | 50 | 13.3 |
No | 325 | 86.7 |
Finding it difficult to walk one block (100 m) without using any assistive devices or help from others | ||
Yes | 54 | 14.4 |
No | 321 | 85.6 |
Having more than five of the following conditions: hypertension, diabetes, acute heart disease, stroke, malignancy (excluding minor skin cancer), congestive heart failure, asthma, arthritis, chronic lung disease, kidney disease, angina pectoris, etc | ||
Yes | 23 | 6.1 |
No | 352 | 93.9 |
Experiencing a weight loss of ≥ 5% within 1 year or less | ||
Yes | 140 | 37.3 |
No | 235 | 62.7 |