Table 2.
Prevalence of Fried frailty and its component items
| n (%) | Men (n = 320) | Women (n = 318) |
|---|---|---|
| Unintentional weight loss (>10lb over the past year) | 17 (5.3) | 11 (3.5) |
| Weaknessa | 22 (6.9) | 68 (21.5) |
| Self-reported exhaustionb | 18 (5.6) | 32 (10.1) |
| Slow walking speedc | 63 (19.8) | 63 (19.9) |
| Low physical activityd | 85 (26.6) | 69 (21.7) |
| Frail on the Fried score (presence of three or more of above criteria) | 13 (4.1) | 27 (8.5) |
a
Maximum grip strength ≤30kg men and ≤20kg for women.
b
The participant felt that everything they did was an effort for moderate amounts to most of the time in the past week.
c
Timed up and go 3 metre walk ≥3.82 s for men and ≥3.98 s for women.
d
SF-36 physical functioning score in the bottom fifth of the sex-specific distribution (≤75 for men and ≤60 for women).