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. 2020 Oct;8(19):1217. doi: 10.21037/atm-20-943

Table 2. Baseline self-reported Frailty Index-related characteristics.

Individual items Total (n=158) Alive (n=121) Deceased (n=37) P value
Frailty Index 0.011
   Robust (0–0.07) 50 (32) 42 (35) 8 (22)
   Pre-frail (0.07–0.38) 69 (44) 56 (46) 13 (35)
   Frail (≥0.38) 39 (25) 23 (19) 16 (43)
Original frailty indicators
   IADL score 0.32 (0–0.75) 0.19 (0–0.29) 0.38 (0–0.86) 0.003
   Physical function score 0.23 (0–0.57) 0.28 (0–0.5) 0.45 (0–0.1) 0.027
   Falls 22 (14) 11 (9) 11 (30) 0.005
   Exhausted 69 (44) 49 (40) 22 (59) 0.058
   Depressed 70 (44) 50 (41) 20 (54) 0.190
   Medications 7 (4) 4 (3) 3 (8) 0.356
   Comorbidities 94 (59) 69 (57) 25 (68) 0.339
   Visual impairment 44 (28) 31 (26) 13 (35) 0.296
   Hearing impairment 35 (22) 22 (18) 13 (35) 0.041
   Loss of weight 25 (16) 16 (13) 9 (24) 0.124
   Low level social activity 81 (51) 57 (47) 24 (65) 0.063

Values are median (IQR) or n (%). For the Frailty Index, higher scores indicate greater frailty. IADL, Instrumental activities of daily living.