Table 2. Baseline self-reported Frailty Index-related characteristics.
Individual items | Total (n=158) | Alive (n=121) | Deceased (n=37) | P value |
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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.