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Table 2 Prevalence of frailty overall, according to gender (n = 1302)

From: Prevalence of frailty among community dwelling older adults in receipt of low level home support: a cross-sectional analysis of the North Dublin Cohort

Clinical Frailty Scale, n (%)

Overall

Gender

 
 

Female

Male

p-value*

Very Fit - Managing Well (CFS 1–3)

263 (20.2)

173 (18.8)

90 (23.4)

0.060

Vulnerable (CFS 4)

499 (38.3)

347 (37.8)

152 (39.6)

0.110

Mildly Frail (CFS 5)

302 (23.2)

225 (24.5)

77 (20.1)

0.082

Moderately Frail (CFS 6)

190 (14.6)

144 (15.7)

46 (12.0)

0.084

Severely Frail- Terminally ill (CFS 7–9)

48 (3.7)

29 (3.2)

19 (4.9)

0.120

  1. CFS, clinical frailty score, *p-value accompanying comparisons in prevalence between genders