Table 3.
Summary Statistics for Frailty Index Scores for Younger and Older Rats
| Younger rats | Older rats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Months | 9 Months | 13 Months | 17 Months | 21 Months | Terminal | |
| N | 12 | 12 | 36 | 33 | 23 | 18 |
| Mean FI score | 0.03 ± 0.01 | 0.04 ± 0.01 | 0.06 ± 0.00 | 0.13 ± 0.01 | 0.21 ± 0.01 | 0.31 ± 0.02 |
| FI score range | 0.00–0.11 | 0.00–0.11 | 0.02–0.11 | 0.04–0.30 | 0.11–0.35 | 0.19–0.40 |
| 99th Percentile of FI score | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.28 | 0.34 | 0.40 |
Abbreviation: FI, frailty index.