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Table 2 Sample characteristics

From: Development and validation of a physical frailty phenotype index-based model to estimate the frailty index

Variables

Values

Age (years)

63 67 72 (67.6 ± 7)

Women

74% (741)

Weight (kg)

52 59 67 (60 ±12)

Height (m)

1.51 1.56 1.61 (1.56 ±0.08)

BMI (kg/m2)

21.7 23.9 26.8 (24.5 ± 4.5)

Living alone

18% (179)

Impaired cognitive performancea

7% (71)

Hearing difficulty

16% (162)

Vision difficulty

20% (195)

Hypertension

45% (446)

Diabetes mellitus

19% (194)

Depressionb

15% (146)

Arthritis

18% (179)

Ischaemic heart disease

3% ( 30)

Stair climbing difficulty

16% (160)

Lifting (10pounds) difficulty

17% (169)

Frailty index (FI)

0.06 0.10 0.15 (0.11 ±0.07)

FI classification

 Robust (≤0.10)

51% (513)

 Prefrail (>0.10-0.21)

38% (383)

 Frail (>0.21)

10% (102)

Count-based PFP

 Robust (0pts)

62% (620)

 Prefrail (1-2pts)

35% (347)

 Frail (3-5pts)

3% ( 31)

Model-based PFP

 Predicted FI

0.08 0.10 0.13 (0.11 ±0.04)

 Robust (≤0.10)

45% (452)

 Prefrail (>0.10-0.21)

51% (506)

 Frail (>0.21)

4% ( 40)

  1. Continuous variables are summarized as the 25th, 50th, 75th percentiles (mean ± SD). Categorical variables are summarized as percentages and frequencies (N)
  2. FI frailty index, PFP physical frailty phenotype
  3. aModified Chinese version of Mini Mental State Examination (cMMSE) < 21 points
  4. bGeriatric Depression Scale (GDS) ≥5 points