Table 4 Definition for physical frailty.
Characteristics | Definition | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
Weight loss | Lost > 4.5 kg in preceding year | 2.7 | |
Exhaustion | Agreement with either or both statements on the CES-D | 5.4 | |
Low physical activity | The lowest sex-specific 20% of study population (M: < 105.154 kcal/week, F: < 46.08 kcal/week) | 16.5 | |
Slowness | On the 3 or 4-m walking test (the lowest sex-specific 20% of study population) | 18.2 | |
Men | |||
Height ≤ 165 cm | ≤ 0.63 m/s | ||
Height > 165 cm | ≤ 0.74 m/s | ||
Women | |||
Height ≤ 153.2 cm | ≤ 0.54 m/s | ||
Height > 153.2 cm | ≤ 0.65 m/s | ||
Weakness | Handgrip strength (the lowest sex-specific 20% of study population) | 16.9 | |
Men | |||
BMI ≤ 22.3 | ≤ 25.3 | ||
BMI 22.4–24.4 | ≤ 28 | ||
BMI 24.5–26.5 | ≤ 27.7 | ||
BMI > 26.5 | ≤ 29.2 | ||
Women | |||
BMI ≤ 22 | ≤ 16 | ||
BMI 22.1–24.2 | ≤ 16.7 | ||
BMI 24.3–26.8 | ≤ 16.7 | ||
BMI > 26.8 | ≤ 15.8 | ||
Frailty | Robust | 58.5 | |
Pre-frailty | 38.0 | ||
Frailty | 3.5 | ||
