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Table 2 Geriatric Characteristics

From: Restricted mean survival time of older adults with severe aortic stenosis referred for transcatheter aortic valve replacement

 

Total (N = 373)

TAVR (n = 233)

No TAVR (n = 140)

P-value

FRAILTY

 Essential Frailty Toolset

92 (26%)

43 (19%)

49 (40%)

< 0.001

 Fried Frailty scale

99 (27%)

45 (19%)

54 (39%)

< 0.001

 Rockwood Clinical Frailty Scale

98 (26%)

37 (16%)

61 (44%)

< 0.001

PHYSICAL DOMAINS

 Slow chair rise time

284 (76%)

158 (68%)

126 (91%)

< 0.001

 Slow gait speed

215 (58%)

112 (48%)

103 (74%)

< 0.001

 Weak grip strength

194 (52%)

103 (44%)

91 (65%)

< 0.001

 Fall(s)

20 (5%)

13 (6%)

7 (5%)

0.81

NON-PHYSICAL DOMAINS

 ADL limitation

167 (45%)

79 (34%)

88 (63%)

< 0.001

 Living in assisted facility

59 (16%)

33 (14%)

26 (19%)

0.26

 Cognitive impairment

47 (13%)

18 (8%)

29 (21%)

< 0.001

 Depression

88 (24%)

45 (19%)

43 (31%)

0.01

 Malnourishment

32 (9%)

10 (4%)

22 (16%)

< 0.001

  1. Abbreviations: TAVR transcatheter aortic valve replacement
  2. Legend: Cut-offs for various domains were ≥ 3/5 for Essential Frailty Toolset, ≥3/5 for Fried Frailty Scale, ≥5/9 for Rockwood Clinical Frailty Scale, ≥15 s for slow chair rise time, ≥0.83 m/second for slow gait speed, < 30 kg in men and < 20 kg in women for weak grip strength, < 24/30 for Mini-Mental State Examination (cognitive impairment), ≥2/5 for Geriatric Depression Scale, < 8/14 for Mini-Nutritional Assessment
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