Table 1 Descriptive analysis of the 418 oncogeriatric patients evaluated at the Geriatric Frailty Clinic: socio-demographic characteristics and CGA domains
From: Impact of the comprehensive geriatric assessment on treatment decision in geriatric oncology
Characteristics | Mean ± SD or N (%) |
|---|---|
Socio-demographic characteristics | |
 Age (years) | 82.8 ± 5.5 |
 Gender (female) | 201 (48.1) |
 Living conditions (n = 412) | |
  Live alone | 147 (35.7) |
 Marital status | |
  Married (vs widowed, single or divorced) | 203 (48.6) |
 Education (n = 415) | |
  No education or Elementary School | 232 (55.9) |
  Middle/ High School/ College | 183 (44.1) |
Medical characteristics | |
 Charlson Comorbidity Index | 1.4 ± 1.6 |
 Number of drugs | 5.7 ± 3.2 |
  Drugs ≥5 | 255 (61.0) |
 G-8 score ≤ 14 (n = 397) | 334 (84.1) |
Cognitive assessment | |
 MMSE ≤24 (n = 405) | 149 (36.8) |
Nutritional assessment | |
 MNA (n = 411) | |
  MNA ≥ 24 | 169 (41.1) |
  MNA (17–23.5) | 201 (48.9) |
  MNA < 17 | 41 (10.0) |
Physical assessment | |
 ADL ≤ 5 | 118 (28.2) |
 IADL ≤7 | 326 (78.0) |
 SPPB (n = 414) | |
  10–12 (high performance) | 126 (30.4) |
  7–9 (medium performance) | 139 (33.6) |
   ≤ 6 (low performance) | 149 (36.0) |
 Gait speed (< 1 m/s) | 324 (77.5) |
 Grip strength (kg) | |
  Women | 16.1 ± 5.4 |
  Men | 26.6 ± 7.5 |
 Fried’s criteria | |
  Robust (0 criteria) | 33 (7.9) |
  Pre-frail (1–2 criteria) | 155 (37.1) |
  Frail (≥ 3 criteria) | 230 (55.0) |
Sensory assessment | |
 HHIES score (n = 389) | |
  No hearing handicap | 224 (57.6) |
  Mild-moderate hearing handicap | 143 (36.8) |
  Significant hearing handicap | 22 (5.7) |
 Visual deficit | 211 (57.3) |