Table 2.
Comparison of (fr)AGILE scale evaluation in elderly patients with different degrees of frailty.
| Variables | Frailty level | p | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prefrailty group (n = 164) | Mild frailty group (n = 188) | Moderate to severe frailty group (n = 56) | ||
| Feel anything is an effort | 76(46.3) | 151(80.3)⁎⁎⁎ | 51(91.1)⁎⁎⁎ | 0.000 |
| Help up/down stairs | 6(3.7) | 32(17.0)⁎⁎⁎ | 43(76.8)⁎⁎⁎††† | 0.000 |
| Decreased grip strength | 72(43.9) | 150(79.8)⁎⁎⁎ | 54(96.4)⁎⁎⁎† | 0.000 |
| Temporal oriented deficit | 8(4.9) | 27(14.4)⁎ | 30(53.6)⁎⁎⁎††† | 0.000 |
| Delayed recall deficit | 83(50.6) | 142(75.5)⁎⁎⁎ | 48(85.7)⁎⁎⁎ | 0.000 |
| Feel depressed | 13(7.9) | 69(36.7)⁎⁎⁎ | 35(62.5)⁎⁎⁎†† | 0.000 |
| Weight loss over 4.5 kg in the last year | 5(3.0) | 46(24.5)⁎⁎⁎ | 36(64.3)⁎⁎⁎††† | 0.000 |
| Help in eating | 0(0) | 0(0.0) | 6(10.7)⁎⁎†† | 0.000 |
| Financial help from family members | 0(0) | 7(3.7) | 2(3.6) | 0.035 |
| Physical help from family members | 2(1.2) | 8(4.3) | 0(0) | 0.191 |
Compared with the prefrailty group: ⁎p < 0.05, ⁎⁎p < 0.01, ⁎⁎⁎p < 0.001; Compared with the mild frailty group: †p < 0.05, ††p < 0.01, †††p < 0.001.