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Table 1 Baseline population characteristics

From: Geriatric screening tools are of limited value to predict decline in functional status and quality of life: results of a cohort study

 

Older cancer patients

Older persons without cancer

 
 

N = 134

N = 220

 
 

N

%

N

%

pvalue

Age: mean (SD)

77.10

(5.11)

78.13

(5.47)

0.08

Gender

    

0.001

Male

28

21%

82

37%

 

Female

106

79%

138

63%

 

Living conditions

    

0.17

Alone

44

33%

72

33%

 

With partner

76

57%

137

62%

 

With friends/family

6

4%

7

3%

 

Institutionalised

8

6%

4

2%

 

Cancer site

     

Breast

93

69%

   

Colorectal

41

31%

   

Cancer treatment

     

Surgery

125

93%

   

Chemotherapy

39

29%

   

Radiotherapy

70

52%

   

Hormonal therapy

53

40%

   

Targeted therapy

4

3%

   

Missing

3

2%

   

Cancer Stage

     

I

22

16%

   

II

72

54%

   

III

18

13%

   

Missing

22

16%

   

Geriatric screening tools

     

aCGA: Abnormal score

86

64%

123

56%

0.04

 Missing

12

 

12

  

G8: Abnormal score

84

63%

119

54%

0.10

 Missing

3

 

4

  

GFI: Abnormal score

42

42%

98

45%

0.58

 Missing

17

 

14

  

 Not measureda

35

 

/

  

VES-13: Abnormal score

48

48%

109

50%

0.92

 Missing

5

 

4

  

 Not measureda

35

 

/

  

Functional impairment b

97

72%

141

65%

0.12

 Missing

0

 

0

  

 ADL impairment

69

51%

87

41%

0.06

 IADL impairment

75

56%

113

51%

0.40

 Functional decline

73

58%

93

43%

0.01

QoL: mean (SD) a

69.93

(19.30)

75.91

(17.84)

0.01

 Decline in QoL

15

23%

50

30%

0.48

 Missing

7

 

1

  

 Not measureda

35

 

/

  
  1. Abbreviations:aCGA abbreviated Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment, GFI Groningen Frailty Indicator, VES-13 Vulnerable Elders Survey-13, ADL activities of daily living, IADL instrumental activities of daily living, QoL Quality of Life.
  2. aIn one hospital, data collection was integrated in a routine geriatric assessment, therefore QoL, GFI and VES-13 were not assessed in the 35 older cancer patients recruited in this hospital. Decline in QoL was defined as a difference ≥10 points.
  3. bFunctional impairment was defined as impairment on at least one domain of ADL or IADL. Decline in functional status was defined as deterioration on at least one domain of ADL or IADL compared to baseline.