| No. of patients (n = 246) | Non-frail (n = 199) | Frail (n = 47) | p |
---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years)a | 72 (67.0–77.0) | 71.0 (67.0–76.0) | 74.0 (70.0–81.0) | 0.001 |
Sex (n, %) | Â | Â | Â | 0.876 |
F | 71 (28.9) | 57 (28.6) | 14 (29.8) | Â |
M | 175 (71.1) | 142 (71.4) | 33 (70.2) | Â |
BMI (kg/m2)a | 23.4 (20.8–25.1) | 23.4 (21.2–25.3) | 22.1 (19.9–24.3) | 0.005 |
Albumin (g/L)a | 40.9 (38.7–43.3) | 41.1 (39.3–43.4) | 40.2 (37.6–42.2) | 0.010 |
Hb (g/L)a | 130.5 (115.0–140.3) | 132.0 (118.0–143.0) | 118.0 (96.0–113.0) |  < 0.001 |
CRP (g/L)a | 3.6 (2.3–7.3) | 3.8 (2.4–6.7) | 3.3 (2.1–26.8) | 0.712 |
IL-6 (ng/L)a | 3.9 (3.1–12.2) | 4.0 (3.1–12.4) | 3.8 (2.4–10.7) | 0.945 |
ASA grade (n, %) | Â | Â | Â | 0.006 |
II | 158 (64.2) | 136 (68.3) | 22 (46.8) | Â |
III | 88 (35.8) | 63 (31.7) | 25 (53.2) | Â |