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Table 2 Cross tabulations between BMI category, and frailty criteria

From: The relationship between increased body mass index and frailty on falls in community dwelling older adults

 

BMI

18.5 to <25 kg.m2(n = 606)

25 to <30 kg.m2(n = 254)

>30 kg.m2(n = 124)

Frailty Indicators %

Weight loss %‡

19.3

11.6

12.4

Exhaustion %‡

19.2

21.3

29.0

Weakness %*

28.9

33.5

51.6

Reduced walking velocity %†

7.0

9.8

14.5

Decreased activity levels %*

9.3

12.2

23.4

  1. * p ≤ 0.001; † p ≤ 0.01; ‡ p ≤ 0.05.
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