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Abstract
Background: Impact of frailty on prognosis in patients with metastatic and non-metastatic colorectal cancer (CRC) was studied.
Methods: Patients aged ≥60 years with CRC were identified in Nationwide Inpatient Sample database and analyzed retrospectively. Frailty was defined when Hospital Frailty Risk Score ≥5. Patients were grouped and matched by metastatic status. Logistic and linear regression were used to assess association between frailty and in-hospital outcomes.
Results: After matching, 99,017 metastatic and 418,435 non-metastatic CRC were included. Frailty was significantly associated with increased in-hospital mortality (metastatic: OR = 1.10, 95% CI 1.05-1.17; non-metastatic: aOR = 1.05, 95% CI 1.00-1.10), prolonged length of stay (metastatic: OR = 1.30, 95% CI 1.26-1.34; non-metastatic: aOR = 1.37, 95% CI 1.34-1.39), and discharge to long-term care (metastatic: OR = 1.67, 95% CI 1.62-1.73; non-metastatic: aOR = 2.10, 95% CI 2.07-2.14). Frailty was also associated with higher total hospital costs, with additional $3,750 (95% CI $2940-$4560) in metastatic CRC and $1920 (95% CI $1480-$2360) in non-metastatic CRC.
Conclusions: Frailty is an independent predictor of adverse outcomes among older patients with CRC, regardless of metastatic status.
背景:研究了虚弱对转移性和非转移性结直肠癌(CRC)患者预后的影响。方法:从全国住院患者样本数据库中选取年龄≥60岁的结直肠癌患者进行回顾性分析。当医院虚弱风险评分≥5分时定义为虚弱。患者按转移状态进行分组和匹配。采用逻辑回归和线性回归来评估虚弱与住院预后之间的关系。结果:配对后,纳入99,017例转移性结直肠癌和418,435例非转移性结直肠癌。虚弱与住院死亡率增加(转移性:OR = 1.10, 95% CI 1.05-1.17;非转移性:aOR = 1.05, 95% CI 1.00-1.10)、住院时间延长(转移性:OR = 1.30, 95% CI 1.26-1.34;非转移性:aOR = 1.37, 95% CI 1.34-1.39)和出院接受长期护理(转移性:OR = 1.67, 95% CI 1.62-1.73;非转移性:aOR = 2.10, 95% CI 2.07-2.14)显著相关。虚弱也与较高的总住院费用相关,转移性CRC患者额外花费3750美元(95% CI 2940- 4560美元),非转移性CRC患者额外花费1920美元(95% CI 1480- 2360美元)。结论:无论转移状态如何,虚弱是老年结直肠癌患者不良结局的独立预测因子。
期刊介绍:
The British Journal of Cancer is one of the most-cited general cancer journals, publishing significant advances in translational and clinical cancer research.It also publishes high-quality reviews and thought-provoking comment on all aspects of cancer prevention,diagnosis and treatment.