Table 4 Bivariate and multivariate association between change in the initial cancer treatment plan and comprehensive geriatric assessment

Age (years)

1.06 (1.01–1.11)

–

Gender (female)

1.27 (0.74–2.17)

–

Living conditions (Live alone)

1.07 (0.60–1.90)

–

Marital status

–

 Married (vs widowed, single or divorced)

0.85 (0.49–1.46)

Education (n = 438)

–

 Middle/ High School/ College (vs no education or elementary school)

0.71 (0.41–1.24)

Charlson Comorbidity Index

1.06 (0.99–1.26)

–

Number of drug (≥ 5)

1.77 (0.98–3.19)

–

MMSE (≤24)

3.53 (1.98–6.29)

2.15 (1.13–4.12)

 MNA ≥ 24

1

1

 MNA (17–23.5)

2.45 (1.22–4.93)

1.44 (0.62–3.34)

 MNA < 17

11.08 (4.68–26.22)

3.33 (1.18–9.37)

ADL (≤5)

4.64 (2.65–8.12)

–

IADL (≤7)

7.12 ((2.17–23.30)

–

 10–12 (high performance)

1

1

 7–9 (medium performance)

1.91 (0.69–5.27)

1.50 (0.45–4.98)

  ≤ 6 (low performance)

9.56 (3.90–23.40)

4.55 (1.43–14.46)

Gait speed (< 1 m/s)

3.22 (1.34–7.75)

Fried’s criteria

–

 Robust (0 criteria)

1

 Pre-frail (1–2 criteria)

0.39 (0.09–1.65)

 Frail (≥ 3 criteria)

3.21 (0.94–11.01)

Hearing impairment

0.89 (0.49–1.60)

–

Visual impairment

2.01 (1.06–3.83)

–