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Table 2 Univariate analysis of preoperative frailty

From: The current situation and associated factors of preoperative frailty in elderly patients undergoing abdominal surgery

Indicators

Frailty group

(N = 59)

Non-frailty group

(N = 316)

P-value

Sex [N (%)]

  

0.479

    Male

30 (14.5)

177 (85.5)

 

    Female

29 (17.3)

139 (82.7)

 

Age (y,\(\overline{\chi } \pm {\text{s}}\))

70.03 ± 5.768

68.36 ± 5.310

0.029*

BMI (kg/m2,\(\overline{\chi } \pm {\text{s}}\))

23.29 ± 3.65

22.83 ± 2.64

0.243

Smoking history [N(%)]

  

0.160

    Yes

15 (12)

110 (88)

 

    No

44 (17.6)

206 (82.4)

 

Drinking history [N(%)]

  

0.236

    Yes

10 (11.5)

77 (88.5)

 

    No

49 (17)

239 (83)

 

Number of comorbid chronic diseases [N (%)]

  

0.018*

    0–2

50 (14.5)

296 (85.5)

 

    ≥ 3

9 (31)

20 (69)

 

Type of surgery [N (%)]

  

0.514

    Liver and gallbladder

22 (13.3)

143 (86.7)

 

    Gastrointestinal

34 (17.8)

157 (82.2)

 

    Pancreatic and spleen

3 (15.8)

16 (84.2)

 

Surgical method [N (%)]

  

0.213

    Laparoscopic surgery

23 (13.2)

151 (86.8)

 

    Open abdominal surgery

36 (17.9)

165 (82.1)

 

Feature of surgery [N (%)]

  

0.344

    Cancer surgery

43 (14.8)

248 (85.2)

 

    Non-cancer surgery

16 (19)

68 (81)

 

Marital status [N (%)]

  

0.945

    Married

38 (15.6)

205 (84.4)

 

    Divorced or widowed

21 (15.9)

111 (84.1)

 

Education level [N (%)]

  

0.558

    Primary school and below

18 (13)

120 (87)

 

    Junior high school

24 (17.3)

115 (82.7)

 

    High school or vocational school

11 (15.3)

61 (84.7)

 

    College degree and above

6 (23.1)

20 (76.9)

 

Monthly family income per capita [N (%)]

  

0.812

    Less than $ 141 (¥1000)

33 (15.8)

176 (84.2)

 

    $141–707 (¥1000–5000)

19 (14.6)

111 (85.4)

 

    More than $707 (¥5000)

7 (19.4)

29 (80.6)

 

Living alone [N (%)]

  

0.105

    Yes

16 (22.2)

56 (77.8)

 

    No

43 (14.2)

260 (85.8)

 

Preoperative anemia [N (%)]

  

0.06

    Yes

23 (21.3)

85 (78.7)

 

    No

36 (13.5)

231 (86.5)

 

Emotional distress [N (%)]

  

0.609

    Yes

1 (25)

3 (75)

 

    No

58 (15.6)

313 (84.4)

 

ADL [N (%)]

  

0.014*

    No dependency

2 (13.3)

13 (86.7)

 

    Mild dependency

28 (12.8)

190 (87.2)

 

    Moderate dependency

23 (17.8)

106 (82.2)

 

    Severe dependency

6 (46.2)

7 (53.8)

 

Nutritional status [N (%)]

  

0.015

    Without risk of malnutrition

26 (11.8)

194 (88.2)

 

    With risk of malnutrition

33 (21.3)

122 (78.7)

 
  1. BMI body mass index, ADL activity daily living
  2. *P < 0.05;1 Yuan = 0.1414 dollars