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. 2021 Mar 28;18(3):196–203. doi: 10.11909/j.issn.1671-5411.2021.03.006

Table 2. Summary of frailty features and composite score: baseline to follow-up.

Baseline Follow-up Improved Worsened *P-value
*McNemar’s/symmetry test.
Frailty parameters
 Weight loss 1 (3%) 3 (8%) 1 (3%) 3 (8%) 0.32
 Low physical activity 1 (3%) 8 (20%) 0 7 (18%) 0.008
 Low grip strength 12 (30%) 9 (23%) 5 (13%) 2 (5%) 0.26
 Exhaustion 3 (8%) 4 (10%) 1 (3%) 2 (5%) 0.56
 Slow walk time 3 (8%) 6 (15%) 3 (8%) 6 (15%) 0.32
Frailty classification 5 (13%) 11 (28%) 0.30
 Not frail 24 (60%) 20 (50%)
 Pre-frail 15 (37%) 16 (40%)
 Frail 1 (3%) 4 (10%)