Table 1.
Frailty Components: Cut-points for the CHS and the FRéLE data sets
| CHS Definition* | CHS Sample* (%) | WHAS Sample* (%) | FRéLE Definition | FRéLE Sample (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight loss | 7,3% | 12,7% | Weight loss | 13.3% |
| Lost > 10 ponds in last year | Self-reported unintentional weight loss of 10% of normal weight or 4.5 kg or more. | |||
| Exhaustion | 21.3% | 14,1% | Exhaustion | 20.1% |
| Self-Report of either of: | The “vitality” subscale of the SF-36: | |||
| i) Felt that everything I did was an effort in the last week, or | First quintile at 46.88 | |||
| ii) could not get going in the last week | ||||
| Low energy | 24,1% | 19.8% | Low energy | 20.4% |
| 270 on activity scale (18 items) | Physical Activity Scale for the Elderly | |||
| First quintile at 32.33 for women | ||||
| First quintile at 39.35 for men | ||||
| Slowness | 38,0% | 31.3% | Slowness | 20.9% |
| Walking 15 ft (4.57 m): | Guralnik’s mobility performance tests adjusted for a 4.572 m (15 ft) distance: | |||
| Time ≥ 7 cm/s for height ≤ 159 cm or | Women: Time ≥ 5.6 cm/s (first quintile) for height ≤ 155.81 cm (average) or | |||
| Time ≥ 6 cm/s for height > 159 cm | Women: Time ≥ 6.54 cm/s (first quintile) for height > 155.81 cm (average) | |||
| Men: Time ≥ 6.3 cm/s (first quintile) for height ≤ 169.55 cm (average) or | ||||
| Men: Time ≥ 7.0 cm/s (first quintile) for height > 169.55 cm (average) | ||||
| Weakness | 26,2% | 20,8% | Weakness | 20% |
| Grip strength ≤17 for BMI ≤23 kg/m2; | Martin Vigorimeter using the American Society of Hand Therapists procedure: | |||
| Grip strength ≤17,3 for BMI 23,1–26 kg/m2; | Women: Grip strength ≤37.0 (first quintile) for BMI ≤23.49 kg/m2 (first quintile**) | |||
| Grip strength ≤18 for BMI 26,1–29 kg/m2; | Women: Grip strength ≤35 .0 for BMI > 23.49 - ≤25.97 kg/m2 (second quintile) | |||
| Grip strength ≤21 for BMI > 29 kg/m2; | Women: Grip strength ≤35.0 for BMI > 25.97 - ≤28.56 kg/m2 (third quintile) | |||
| Women: Grip strength ≤35.0 for BMI > 28.56 - ≤32.11 kg/m2 (fourth quintile) | ||||
| Women: Grip strength ≤ 35.0for BMI > 32.11 kg/m2 (fourth quintile) | ||||
| Men: Grip strength ≤47.4 (first quintile) for BMI ≤24.17 kg/m2 (first quintile) | ||||
| Men: Grip strength ≤55.0 for BMI > 24.17 - ≤26.42 kg/m2 (second quintile) | ||||
| Men: Grip strength ≤55.0 for BMI > 26.42 - ≤28.59 kg/m2 (third quintile) | ||||
| Men: Grip strength ≤53.6 for BMI > 28.59 - ≤31.31 kg/m2 (fourth quintile) | ||||
| Men: Grip strength ≤55.0 for BMI > 31.31 kg/m2 (fourth quintile) | ||||
| Overall frailty status | Overall frailty status | |||
| Robust | 33.2% | 44,9% | Robust | 49,7% |
| Pre-frail | 55.2% | 43,8% | Pre-frail | 38,3% |
| Frail | 11.6% | 11,3% | Frail | 12,0% |
* Obtained from Bandeen-Roche et al. (2006), Table 1, page 263
** Quintiles were used for BMI to obtain wider ranges on grip strength