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Table 2 Overall results, and results differentiated and compared between frail and non-frail patients

From: Evaluation of frailty in geriatric patients undergoing cardiac rehabilitation after cardiac procedure: results of a prospective, cross-sectional study

Characeristics

Duration (min.)

All

frail patients

non-frail patients

p-value

(n = 101)

(n = 42)

(n = 59)

(independent t-test)

 

mean±SD

mean±SD

mean±SD

mean±SD

 
 

median [IQR]

median [IQR]

median [IQR]

Katz-Index

0.5±0.3

5.7±0.9

5.4±1.1

5.9±0.6

p=0.018

  

6 [6-6]

6 [5-6]

6 [6-6]

 

Handgrip strength (kg)

1.2±0.3

24.9±9.9

20.5±8.0

28.0±10.0

p<0.001

  

26 [18-32]

21 [15-26]

30 [21-35]

 

SPPB score

3.7±1.7

7.5±3.3

6.2±3.5

8.5±2.7

p<0.001

  

8 [6-10]

6 [4-8]

9 [7-11]

 

6MWD (meters)

> 6.0

288.8±136.5

208.5±124.4

345.9±115.0

p<0.001

  

315 [206-380]

210 [145-315]

360 [290-430]

 

CFS

0.2±0.2

3.2±1.4

4.5±0.8

2.3±0.8

p<0.001

  

3 [2-4]

4 [4-5]

3 [2-3]

 
  1. Abbreviations. min. minute, IQR interquartile range, SD standard deviation, CFS Clinical Frailty Scale