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. 2017 Jun 29;117(4):470–477. doi: 10.1038/bjc.2017.202

Table 3. Frailty according to mGA category and median scores of the different scales.

  No. frail % Median (min, max) No. missing
Nutritional status, malnutritiona 43 15   24
Comorbidity (OARS>3) 82 28 3 (0–9) 1
Medications, polypharmacy (>7) 37 13 4 (0–13) 0
Falls (⩾2) 10 3   1
Activities of daily livingb 12 4   5
Depressive symptoms (GDS⩾7) 35 12 2 (0–13) 4
Physical function (TUG>14s) 18 6 8 (4–25) 13
Cognitive function (MMSE<24) 9 3 29 (19–30) 0
Frail according to any category 140 49    
a

Self-reported ⩾ 10% weight loss the last 6 months or classified as severely malnourished by nurse. No. with missing information about weight loss last 6 months from patient.

b

Patient-reported on Question 5 EORTC QLQ C30.