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Table 4 Propensity score matching

From: Routine frailty assessment predicts postoperative complications in elderly patients across surgical disciplines – a retrospective observational study

Matching Criteria

Non-Frail

(n = 135)

Pre-Frail

(n = 135)

Frail

(n = 135)

p-Value

Age

75.0 [71.5;78.0]

77.0 [74.0;82.0]

77.0 [73.5;80.0]

< 0.001

Male

70 (51.9%)

64 (47.4%)

65 (48.1%)

0.736

BMI

26.0 [23.1;29.1]

26.2 [23.4;30.2]

26.6 [23.0;30.3]

0.725

ASA Score ≥ 3

90 (66.7%)

105 (77.8%)

102 (75.6%)

0.092

ESC/ESA Surgical Risk

   

0.221

 High

3 (2.2%)

5 (3.7%)

6 (4.4%)

 

 Intermediate

79 (58.5%)

91 (67.4%)

92 (68.1%)

 

 Low

53 (39.3%)

39 (28.9%)

37 (27.4%)

 

General anesthesia

124 (91.9%)

121 (89.6%)

125 (92.6%)

0.666

CCI

3.0 [1.0;6.0]

3.0 [1.0;6.0]

4.0 [2.0;6.5]

0.142

Surgical Discipline:

   

0.235

 Orthopedic

48 (35.6%)

65 (48.1%)

62 (45.9%)

 

 Urology

33 (24.4%)

27 (20.0%)

22 (16.3%)

 

 Otorhinolaryngology

12 (8.9%)

15 (11.1%)

21 (15.6%)

 

 General/Visceral

26 (19.3%)

18 (13.3%)

22 (16.3%)

 

 Gynecology

10 (7.4%)

8 (5.9%)

5 (3.7%)

 

 Others

6 (4.4%)

2 (1.5%)

3 (2.2%)

 

Smoking-Status:

   

0.641

 Yes, active

21 (15.7%)

15 (11.4%)

22 (16.4%)

 

 No, quit

54 (40.3%)

49 (37.1%)

48 (35.8%)

 

 No, never

59 (44.0%)

68 (51.5%)

64 (47.8%)

 

Polypharmacy (>  5 drugs)

66 (49.3%)

88 (66.2%)

111 (83.5%)

< 0.001

Preop Creatinine (mg/dL)

0.93 [0.79;1.16]

0.96 [0.78;1.16]

0.94 [0.79;1.23]

0.663

GFR (MDRD)

74.7 [59.1;86.3]

69.8 [53.7;81.5]

68.8 [50.8;87.7]

0.302

Pre-existing Conditions:

    

 CAD

33 (24.4%)

36 (26.7%)

37 (27.4%)

0.847

 PAD

22 (16.3%)

26 (19.3%)

28 (20.7%)

0.635

 Diabetes mellitus

33 (24.4%)

40 (29.6%)

43 (31.9%)

0.385

 Liver Disease

8 (5.9%)

8 (5.9%)

13 (9.6%)

0.395

 Tumor

64 (47.4%)

57 (42.2%)

53 (39.3%)

0.392

 Cardiac Failure

18 (13.3%)

37 (27.4%)

40 (29.6%)

0.003

 Cerebrovascular Accident

10 (7.4%)

17 (12.6%)

18 (13.3%)

0.241

 Asthma/COPD

45 (33.3%)

49 (36.3%)

48 (35.6%)

0.869

Complications (Total)

36 (26.7%)

55 (40.7%)

64 (47.4%)

0.002

Length of Stay (days)

5.0 [3.0;8.0]

8.0 [3.0;10.5]

8.0 [4.5;12.0]

< 0.001

Discharge to Care Facility

2 (1.48%)

15 (11.1%)

24 (17.8%)

< 0.001

  1. Total shown as number of patients with at least one complication. BMI Body Mass Index; ASA PS American Society of Anesthesiologists Physical Status, ESC European Society of Cardiology, ESA European Society of Anaesthesiology, CCI Charlson Comorbidity Index, GFR (MDRD) Glomerular filtration rate (Modification of Diet in Renal Disease study equation), CAD Coronary artery disease, PAD Peripheral artery disease, COPD Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease