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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of study participants

From: The clinical frailty scale predicts functional decline and mortality when used by junior medical staff: a prospective cohort study

Frailty Score

Number in group

Age (median and range)

Male (%)

Preferred language not English (%)

Home alone/home accompanied/residential care (%)

Charlson Score (mean)

(p = .436)

(p = 0.816)

(p = 0.184)

(P < 0.01)

(p = .377)

1-3

29

80 (66-96)

52

48

12 (37)

17 (58)

0

6.4

4-5

68

82 (66-97)

43

56

32 (47)

33 (48)

2 (3)

6.4

6-8

70

83 (66-97)

46

65

15 (21)

31 (44)

24 (34)

6.8

9

3

77 (65-80)

100

100

1 (33)

1 (33)

1 (33)

6.3