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Table 2 Factors associated with loss of functional independence at 1 year

From: Frailty and functional decline after emergency abdominal surgery in the elderly: a prospective cohort study

Factor

Univariate OR

95% CI

P value

Multivariable OR

95% CI

P value

Frail (mFFC score ≥ 3)

13.00

2.21–76.63

0.001

15.63

2.12-111.11

0.007

Frail (mFI–11 score > ≥3

4.42

0.84–23.12

0.06

   

Age

1.10

0.99–1.23

0.09

1.14

1.00–1.29

0.06

Male gender

0.58

0.12–2.81

0.49

   

CCI > 1

6.00

0.68–52.80

0.07

6.29

0.41–100.00

0.19

MUST score > 1

1.69

0.30–9.40

0.55

   

MMSE < 24

1.83

0.37–9.03

0.45

   

Laparotomy

1.69

0.30–9.40

0.55

   

Postoperative morbidity

3.26

0.66–16.05

0.13

   
  1. OR Odds ratio, mFFC Modified Fried’s Frailty Criteria, mFI–11 Modified Frailty Index–11, CCI Charlson Comorbidity Index, MUST Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool, MMSE Mini Mental State Examination