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. 2018 Dec 17;7(12):560. doi: 10.3390/jcm7120560

Table 1.

Frailty measurement tools and cut points.

Tool Variables Considered Frailty Cut Point
CFS Subjective 9-point scale ≥4 points out of 9
MFC Slowness, weakness, weight loss, exhaustion, depression, low physical activity, cognitive impairment ≥3 of the 7 variables present
SPPB 5 m gait speed, balance tests, repeated chair stand test ≤9 points out of 12
FFI 25 separate variables (Table A1) deficits/variables ≥0.25

CFS, Clinical Frailty Scale; MFC, Modified Fried Criteria; SPPB, Short Physical Performance Battery; FFI, Functional Frailty Index.