TABLE 27.8.

Example Variables from the Canadian Study of Health and Aging Frailty Index

Medical	Functional	Psychological	Neurologic	Musculoskeletal
Lung problems	Problems cooking	Depression	Tremor at rest	Impaired mobility
Congestive heart failure	Urinary incontinence	Delirium	History of Parkinson disease	Poor muscle tone in limbs
History of stroke	Toileting problems	Restlessness	Seizures	Poor standing posture
Skin problems	Falls	Mood problems	Cognitive symptoms	Poor coordination of trunk

Modified from Jones D, Song X, Mitnitski A, Rockwood K: Evaluation of a frailty index based on a comprehensive geriatric assessment in a population based study of elderly Canadians, Aging Clin Exp Res 17:465–471, 2005.