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Table 2 Overall VES-13 vulnerability and self-rated health in screened patients aged 70+ years

From: A profile of four patterns of vulnerability to functional decline in older general medicine patients in Victoria, Australia: a cross sectional survey

VES criteria

Total patients screened n (%)

Aged 70–74 years n (%)

Aged 75–84 years n (%)

Aged ≥85 years n (%)

Total VES-13 score

    

 Vulnerable (VES ≥3/10)

471 (89.5)

59 (71.1)

205 (86.9)

207 (100)

 Not vulnerable (VES <3/10)

55 (10.5)

24 (28.9)

31 (13.1)

0 (0)

Adjusted VES-13 score

    

 Vulnerable (VES ≥3/10)

431 (81.9)

59 (71.1)

190 (80.5)

182 (87.9)

 Not vulnerable (VES <3/10)

95 (18.1)

24 (28.9)

46 (19.5)

25 (12.1)

Self-rated Health

    

 Poor/Fair

304 (56.7)

52 (62.7)

148 (62.7)

104 (48.8)

 Good/Very good/Excellent

222 (42.2)

31 (37.3)

88 (37.3)

103 (49.8)