Table 5 Stratification analysis.

From: Threshold effect of prognostic nutritional index on mortality in geriatric hip fracture patients

Subgroups

No. of patients

PNI

Inflection point

HR (95%CI) P-value

< Inflection point

HR (95%CI) P-value

> Inflection point

P for log-likelihood ratio test

Age

 65 < age < = 75

608

44.78 ± 4.59

52.1

0.94 (0.90, 0.99) 0.0093

1.13 (0.93, 1.37) 0.2083

0.153

 75 < age < = 85

1114

43.23 ± 4.79

49.9

0.92 (0.90, 0.95) < 0.0001

1.01 (0.95, 1.08) 0.7155

0.052

 85 < age

393

41.49 ± 4.72

47.85

0.96 (0.92, 1.00) 0.0394

1.06 (1.01, 1.12) 0.0325

0.023

Sex

 Female

1443

43.65 ± 4.83

50.6

0.94 (0.92, 0.96) < 0.0001

1.07 (1.03, 1.11) 0.0003

< 0.001

 Male

672

42.70 ± 4.83

45.45

0.98 (0.94, 1.01) 0.2165

0.73 (0.61, 0.88) 0.0009

< 0.001

aCCI

 <=4

1404

43.77 ± 4.73

50.35

0.95 (0.92, 0.97) 0.0001

1.04 (0.99, 1.09) 0.1153

0.013

 > 4

711

42.53 ± 4.97

49.95

0.94 (0.91, 0.96) < 0.0001

1.01 (0.94, 1.09) 0.8136

0.159

CHD

 Yes

1086

43.30 ± 4.94

50.3

0.94 (0.91, 0.96) < 0.0001

1.06 (1.02, 1.11) 0.0078

< 0.001

 No

1029

43.41 ± 4.76

50.1

0.94 (0.91, 0.97) < 0.0001

0.98 (0.90, 1.07) 0.6453

0.457

Arrhythmia

 Yes

668

43.01 ± 4.70

50.05

0.94 (0.90, 0.97) 0.0001

1.06 (0.94, 1.20) 0.3365

0.14

 No

1447

43.51 ± 4.91

50.25

0.94 (0.92, 0.97) < 0.0001

1.02 (0.98, 1.07) 0.2813

0.011

Ischemic stroke

 Yes

591

43.07 ± 4.52

47.35

0.96 (0.93, 1.00) 0.0600

0.63 (0.44, 0.92) 0.0164

0.005

 No

1524

43.46 ± 4.97

50.3

0.94 (0.92, 0.97) < 0.0001

1.05 (1.01, 1.09) 0.0105

< 0.001

Cancer

 Yes

59

42.19 ± 7.25

48.1

0.90 (0.82, 0.99) 0.0337

1.17 (0.99, 1.38) 0.0601

0.042

 No

2056

43.38 ± 4.76

50.3

0.94 (0.92, 0.96) < 0.0001

1.04 (1.00, 1.09) 0.0495

0.002

Dementia

 Yes

79

41.14 ± 6.08

36.45

1.26 (0.88, 1.82) 0.2108

0.99 (0.89, 1.11) 0.8892

0.258

 No

2036

43.44 ± 4.78

50.35

0.94 (0.92, 0.96) < 0.0001

1.05 (1.01, 1.09) 0.0147

< 0.001

Hepatitis

 Yes

65

42.94 ± 5.31

45.2

0.98 (0.85, 1.12) 0.7223

0.45 (0.22, 0.92) 0.0294

0.015

 No

2050

43.36 ± 4.84

50.25

0.94 (0.92, 0.96) < 0.0001

1.03 (0.99, 1.07) 0.1519

0.003

Time to admission (h)

 <=9

1064

44.21 ± 4.16

41.3

0.90 (0.84, 0.97) 0.0041

0.98 (0.93, 1.02) 0.2844

0.115

 > 9

1051

42.49 ± 5.32

50.15

0.94 (0.92, 0.97) < 0.0001

1.03 (0.99, 1.08) 0.1432

0.009

Time to operation (d)

 <=2

491

43.58 ± 4.81

48.65

0.98 (0.93, 1.03) 0.4087

0.85 (0.65, 1.12) 0.2435

0.271

 > 2

1622

43.29 ± 4.86

50.1

0.93 (0.91, 0.95) < 0.0001

1.04 (1.00, 1.08) 0.0511

< 0.001

Urea (mmol/L)

 <=6.08

1040

43.75 ± 4.74

50.55

0.94 (0.92, 0.97) 0.0003

1.00 (0.93, 1.08) 0.9309

0.213

 > 6.08

1055

43.01 ± 4.90

49.9

0.93 (0.91, 0.96) < 0.0001

1.04 (0.99, 1.09) 0.1046

0.005

  1. Adjusted variates: age, sex, CHD, arrhythmia, ischemic stroke, cancer, dementia, hepatitis, time to operation, time to admission and urea, besides the stratified factor in each stratification level.