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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Jul 15.
Published in final edited form as: Lancet. 2013 Feb 8;381(9868):752–762. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(12)62167-9

Table 2.

The five phenotype model indicators of frailty and their associated measures.

Frailty indictor Measure
Weight loss Self-reported weight loss of more than 10 pounds or recorded weight loss of ≥ 5% per annum
Self-reported exhaustion Self-reported exhaustion on CES-D depression score (3-4 days per week or most of the time)
Low energy expenditure Energy expenditure <383 KCal/week (males) or <270 KCal/week (females)
Slow gait speed Standardised cut-off times to walk 15 feet, stratified for sex and height
Weak grip strength Grip strength, stratified by sex and BMI

Key. CES-D, Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression; BMI, body mass index.