Mortality, admission and ED and in-hospital length of stay
| Robust (CFS<5) n=1234 | Living with frailty (CFS≥5) n=606 | Difference (95% CI) | Unadjusted OR (95% CI) | P value | |
| Mortality | |||||
| 7 days | 2 (0.16%) | 16 (2.6%) | 2.4% (1.2% to 3.8%) | 16.7 (3.8 to 72.9) | <0.001* |
| 30 days | 11 (0.9%) | 48 (7.9%) | 7% (4.8% to 9.2%) | 9.6 (4.9 to 18.6) | <0.001* |
| 90 days | 29 (2.4%) | 94 (15.5%) | 13.1% (10.2% to 16.2%) | 7.6 (5 to 11.7) | <0.001* |
| Admission | 448 (36%) | 352 (58%) | 22% (17% to 26%) | 2.4 (2.0 to 3.0) | <0.001* |
| ED length of stay in hours and minutes, median (IQR) | 4 hours:36 min (3 hours:04 min – 6 hours:17 min) | 5 hours:08 min (3 hours:40 min – 6 hours:45 min) | 31 min (14–50) | – | <0.001† |
| Hospital length of stay in days (median, IQR) | 2.7 days (1.2–5.1 days) | 4.8 days (1.9–8.8 days) | 2.2 days (1.2–3.0) | – | <0.001† |
*Regression analysis.
†Mann-Whitney U test.
CFS, Clinical Frailty Scale; ED, emergency department.