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. 2016 Apr 22;11:453–459. doi: 10.2147/CIA.S101369

Table 5.

Prevalence of prefrailty and frailty among geriatric inpatients (n=500) according to age, regardless of diagnostic limitations in 35% patients

Age Prefrailty
Frailty
Patient (%) 95% CI Patient (%) 95% CI
60–69 years 50.0 37.3–62.7 31.7 19.9–43.4
70–79 years 38.6 31.6–45.6 52.2 45.0–59.4
80–89 years 31.5 25.4–37.6 59.9 53.5–66.4
90 years or above 23.5 9.3–37.8 67.6 51.9–83.4
Total 35.8 31.6–40.0 54.2 49.8–58.6

Abbreviation: CI, confidence interval.