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Table 3 Results of the correlations between CFS and functional capacity as well as clinical parameters

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

 

CFS

correlation coefficient

sig. (2-sided)

95% CI

sample size

Katz-Index

r= -0.326a

p<0.001

-0.463 to-0.154

n = 101

HGS

r= -0.398a

p<0.001

-0.557 to-0.217

SPPB Score

r= -0.448a

p<0.001

-0.607 to-0.252

6MWD

r= -0.57a

p<0.001

-0.690 to -0.429

Number of co-morbidities

r= 0.250a

p=0.012

0.062 to 0.410

Number of medication [r.]

r= 0.139a

p=0.167

-0.045 to 0.318

Number of medication [p.r.n.]

r= -0.20a

p=0.041

-0.394 to-0.006

Level of care

r= 0.248a

p=0.013

0.063 to 0.401

Degree of disability

N/A

p=0.994b

N/A

  1. Abbreviations. CFS Clinical Frailty Scale, CI Confidence interval (Bootstrap CI with 1000 bootstrap samples), HGS hand grip strength, SPPB Short Physical Performance Battery, 6MWD six-minute-walk distance, p.r.n. pro re nata, sig. significant
  2. a Correlation coefficient calculated according to Spearman
  3. b Correlation coefficient calculated according to chi-square test