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Table 3 Functional status and quality of life

From: Vulnerability in elderly patients with gastrointestinal cancer – translation, cultural adaptation and validation of the European Portuguese version of the Vulnerable Elders Survey (VES-13)

 

VES-13 < 3

VES-13 ≥ 3

P value *

n = 104

(%)

n = 102

(%)

 

EQ-5D-5L

 Mobility

    

<0.001

  No problems

72

(69)

16

(16)

 

  Problems

32

(31)

86

(84)

 

 Self-care

    

<0.001

  No problems

97

(93)

35

(34)

 

  Problems

7

(7)

67

(66)

 

 Usual activities

    

<0.001

  No Problems

84

(81)

20

(20)

 

  Problems

20

(19)

82

(80)

 

 Pain/discomfort

    

0.001

  No problems

48

(46)

24

(24)

 

  Problems

55

(54)

77

(76)

 

 Anxiety/depression

    

0.193

  No problems

34

(33)

25

(24)

 

  Problems

69

(67)

76

(76)

 

 VAS, median [p25-p75]

70

[60–80]

50

[40–60]

<0.001**

CLINICAL JUDGMENT

    

<0.001

  Fit

85

(82)

33

(32)

 

  Vulnerable/fragile

19

(8)

69

(68)

 

ECOG PERFORMANCE STATUS

    

<0.001

  0

58

(56)

13

(13)

 

  1

46

(44)

38

(37)

 

  ≥2

-

 

51

(50)

 

KARNOFSKY PERFORMANCE STATUS

    

<0.001

  100

28

(27)

6

(6)

 

  90

48

(46)

17

(17)

 

  80

26

(25)

29

(28)

 

  ≤70

2

(2)

50

(49)

 
  1. VES-13 – Vulnerable Elders Survey: < 3 → fit; ≥ 3 → vulnerable/fragile; VAS - Visual Analogue Scale; ECOG – Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group;* - Chi-square test; p - significance level; **Mann–Whitney test