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