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Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) parameters effectively predict mortality in older adults. Functional decline and inflammation markers are key predictors, outperforming chronological age alone.

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Area of Science:

  • Gerontology
  • Biostatistics
  • Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare

Background:

  • Older adults are a growing demographic, necessitating accurate mortality risk assessment.
  • Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) is a multidimensional tool used to evaluate health status in older individuals.
  • Predicting all-cause mortality in this population is crucial for proactive healthcare planning.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the predictive capability of CGA parameters for all-cause mortality in older adults.
  • To compare traditional statistical methods with machine learning (ML) approaches for mortality prediction.
  • To identify key CGA variables that are significant predictors of mortality.

Main Methods:

  • A cohort of 1,974 older adults from a university hospital outpatient clinic was analyzed.
  • Ninety-six CGA variables were assessed, covering functional, nutritional, cognitive, and inflammatory status.
  • Cox regression and six ML algorithms (including artificial neural networks and logistic regression) were used for prediction modeling.

Main Results:

  • During a median follow-up of 617 days, 21.7% of participants died.
  • Lower Lawton IADL scores, unintentional weight loss, slower gait speed, and elevated C-reactive protein were consistent mortality predictors.
  • Artificial neural networks achieved the highest predictive performance (AUC = 0.970), surpassing logistic regression (AUC = 0.851).

Conclusions:

  • CGA parameters offer robust prognostic information for mortality risk in older adults.
  • Functional status decline and inflammatory markers are more powerful predictors of mortality than chronological age.
  • ML models, particularly artificial neural networks, show high potential for improving mortality prediction accuracy in geriatrics.