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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Jul 29.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Geriatr Soc. 2014 Mar 17;62(4):721–726. doi: 10.1111/jgs.12735

Table 2.

Frailty Measures and Mortality (N = 779)

Measure Adjusted Odds Ratio
(95% Confidence Interval)
P-Value Mortality,
%
International Academy of Nutrition and Aging (FRAIL) frailty scale

 Robust 1 (reference) 12.7

 Prefrail 1.45 (0.94–2.23) .09 15.9

 Frail 3.24 (1.62–6.47) <.001 30.0

Study of Osteoporotic Fractures (SOF) frailty scale

 Robust 1 (reference) 13.8

 Prefrail 1.36 (0.89–2.10) .26 17.3

 Frail 1.42 (0.71–2.84) .32 16.7

Cardiovascular Health Study (CHS) frailty scale

 Robust 1 (reference) 13.7

 Prefrail 1.21 (0.79–1.84) .38 15.2

 Frail 1.95 (0.93–4.09) .08 24.5

Frailty Index (FI)

 Robust 1 (reference) 11.5

 Prefrail 1.77 (0.92–3.41) .08 19.2

 Frail 2.28 (1.46–3.55) <.001 24.4

Logistic regression adjusted for age and sex.