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. 2020 Apr 9;11:215. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2020.00215

Table 1.

Frailty-defining criteria.

Criteria Measurement
Weight loss Lost >5 kg unintentionally in prior 12 months
Exhaustion Felt exhausted for no reason in last week (self-report)
Low physical activity Activity scale
Male: <383 kcal/week
Female: <270 kcal/week
Slowness Time >10 s to walk 10 m at usual pace
Weakness Grip strength
Male: <26 kg
Female: <18 kg

Frailty: three or more criteria present.

Pre-frailty: one or two criteria present.

Robust: no criteria present.