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Table 1 Frailty phenotype (by Fried et al.’s criteria, 2001)

From: Vascular Function and Frailty in Community-Dwelling Older Individuals

 

Male

Female

Weight loss

Loss of ≥ 10 lbs (4.5 kg) or ≥ 5% of body weight in the last year

Slowness (4.57 m)

Height ≤ 173 cm: ≥ 7 s

Height > 173 cm: ≥ 6 s

Height ≤ 159 cm: ≥ 7 s

Height > 159 cm: ≥ 6 s

Handgrip strength (kg)

BMI ≤ 24.0: ≤ 29

BMI ≤ 23.0: ≤ 17

 

BMI 24.1–26.0: ≤ 30

BMI 23.1–26.0: ≤ 17.3

 

BMI 26.1–28.0: ≤ 30

BMI 26.1–29.0: ≤ 18

 

BMI > 28.0: ≤ 32

BM I > 29.0: ≤ 21

Physical activity (MLTA)

 < 383 kcal/week

(about 2.5 h walk)

 < 273 kcal/week

(about 2 h walk)

Exhaustion

A score of 2 or 3 on either question on the CES-D

How often did you feel this way in the last week?

(a) I felt everything I did was an effort

(b) I could not get going

0 = less than 1 day, 1 = 1–2 days, 2 = 3–4 days, 3 = more than 4 days

  1. BMI body mass index; CES-D center for epidemiologic studies depression scale; MLTA minnesota leisure time activity questionnaire