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Table 3 Frailty indicators of study participants

From: Elderly persons in the risk zone. Design of a multidimensional, health-promoting, randomised three-armed controlled trial for "prefrail" people of 80+ years living at home

Frailty indicators

Control group

Preventive home visits

Senior meetings and follow-up

P-value

 

n = 144

n = 174

n = 171

 
 

%

%

%

 

Weakness

11

10

6

0,285

Fatigue

36

39

42

0,633

Physical activity

29

22

21

0,278

Weight loss

6

8

5

0,698

Gait speed

11

15

9

0,248

Poor balance

18

17

12

0,371

Visual impairment

62

63

63

0,98