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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: BJOG. 2015 Aug 23;123(3):455–461. doi: 10.1111/1471-0528.13598

Table 1.

Factors included in modified frailty index.

Domain Coding
1 Diabetes mellitus Insulin dependent diabetes mellitus or
non-insulin dependent diabetes
mellitus
2 Functional status Partially dependent or total dependent
3 Respiratory problems Chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease or current pneumonia
4 Congestive heart failure Congestive heart failure
5 Myocardial infarction Prior myocardial infarction
6 Other cardiac problems Previous percutaneous coronary
intervention or coronary surgery or
angina
7 Hypertension Hypertension requiring medication
8 Peripheral vascular disease Peripheral vascular disease or resting
pain
9 Impaired sensorium Impaired sensorium
10 Cerebrovascular disease Transient ischemic attack or
cerebrovascular accident
11 Cerebrovascular disease with
neurologic deficit
Cerebrovascular disease with deficit