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World J Cardiol. Oct 26, 2025; 17(10): 111870
Published online Oct 26, 2025. doi: 10.4330/wjc.v17.i10.111870
Published online Oct 26, 2025. doi: 10.4330/wjc.v17.i10.111870
Table 3 Independent predictors of in-hospital mortality by frailty category and percutaneous coronary intervention status
| Variable | Low frailty | Intermediate frailty | High frailty | Interaction |
| OR (95%CI, P value) | OR (95%CI, P value) | OR (95%CI, P value) | OR (95%CI, P value) | |
| Intermediate vs low frailty without PCI | - | - | - | 4.72 (4.39-5.08), 0.001 |
| High vs low frailty without PCI | - | - | - | 7.71 (7.09-8.39), 0.001 |
| PCI effect in intermediate vs low frailty | - | - | - | 1.56 (1.27-1.93), 0.001 |
| PCI effect in high vs low frailty | - | - | - | 1.83 (1.37-2.44), 0.001 |
| Age | 1.07 (1.06-1.08), < 0.001 | 1.01 (1.01-1.02), 0.001 | 1.00 (0.99-1.01), 0.918 | 1.02 (1.01-1.02), 0.001 |
| Female (vs male) | 0.93 (0.82-1.07), 0.310 | 0.78 (0.74-0.83), 0.001 | 0.82 (0.74-0.90), 0.001 | 0.81 (0.77-0.84), 0.001 |
| Race ref: White | ||||
| Black | 0.93 (0.72-1.19), 0.556 | 0.94 (0.84-1.04), 0.201 | 1.18 (1.01-1.38), 0.032 | 0.99 (0.91-1.07), 0.804 |
| Hispanic | 0.85 (0.66-1.09), 0.202 | 0.91 (0.82-1.01), 0.066 | 0.93 (0.79-1.10), 0.389 | 0.90 (0.83-0.98), 0.017 |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 1.05 (0.71-1.55), 0.801 | 1.14 (1.00-1.30), 0.052 | 1.21 (0.97-1.51), 0.085 | 1.15 (1.03-1.29), 0.013 |
| Native American | 0.49 (0.12-2.03), 0.327 | 1.09 (0.71-1.68), 0.691 | 1.29 (0.54-3.09), 0.572 | 1.05 (0.72-1.52), 0.799 |
| Race: Other | 0.91 (0.59-1.39), 0.652 | 1.09 (0.92-1.29), 0.333 | 1.35 (1.03-1.75), 0.028 | 1.13 (0.98-1.29), 0.084 |
| Income quartile ref: USD 47999 (Q1) | ||||
| USD 48000-USD 60999 (Q2) | 0.91 (0.77-1.08), 0.286 | 0.86 (0.80-0.92), 0.001 | 1.00 (0.88-1.14), 0.974 | 0.89 (0.84-0.94), 0.001 |
| USD 61000-81999 (Q3) | 0.83 (0.69-1.00), 0.055 | 0.84 (0.78-0.91), 0.001 | 0.94 (0.82-1.08), 0.365 | 0.86 (0.81-0.91), 0.001 |
| ≥ USD 82000 (Q4) | 0.75 (0.61-0.92), 0.007 | 0.83 (0.76-0.91), 0.001 | 0.90 (0.78-1.04), 0.161 | 0.84 (0.78-0.90), 0.001 |
| Hospital region ref: Northeast | ||||
| Midwest | 1.03 (0.83-1.26), 0.809 | 0.85 (0.78-0.93), 0.001 | 0.74 (0.63-0.87), 0.001 | 0.85 (0.79-0.91), 0.001 |
| South | 1.12 (0.93-1.34), 0.242 | 0.89 (0.82-0.97), 0.005 | 0.69 (0.60-0.80), 0.001 | 0.87 (0.81-0.93), 0.001 |
| West | 1.15 (0.93-1.43), 0.190 | 1.00 (0.91-1.09), 0.973 | 0.90 (0.76-1.05), 0.183 | 0.99 (0.92-1.07), 0.841 |
| Hospital location Ref: Non-teaching | ||||
| Teaching | 0.97 (0.88-1.07), 0.531 | 1.04 (0.99-1.08), 0.107 | 1.04 (0.96-1.12), 0.384 | 1.03 (0.99-1.06), 0.153 |
| Hospital bed size ref: Small | ||||
| Medium | 1.07 (0.90-1.26), 0.443 | 1.15 (1.06-1.24), 0.001 | 1.05 (0.93-1.19), 0.449 | 1.12 (1.05-1.19), 0.001 |
| Large | 0.90 (0.77-1.06), 0.215 | 1.18 (1.10-1.27), 0.001 | 1.13 (1.00-1.28), 0.049 | 1.13 (1.07-1.20), 0.001 |
| Charlson comorbidity index Ref: 1 | ||||
| 2 | 1.25 (1.00-1.56), 0.046 | 1.12 (0.97-1.29), 0.123 | 0.97 (0.72-1.31), 0.856 | 1.15 (1.03-1.28), 0.011 |
| 3 | 1.28 (1.05-1.55), 0.013 | 0.97 (0.85-1.10), 0.621 | 0.84 (0.65-1.10), 0.209 | 1.02 (0.93-1.13), 0.679 |
- Citation: Popat A, Vempati R, Kodali LSM, Sai Santhosha Mrudula A, Haddad F, Jain A, Krishnamoorthy G, Sharma P. Frailty status and outcomes of percutaneous coronary intervention in elderly patients with non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction. World J Cardiol 2025; 17(10): 111870
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