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Table 2 The Frequencies and percentages of Hai DSS frailty phenotype components

From: The prevalence and characteristics of frailty by frailty phenotype in rural Tanzania

Frequency (%) of frailty components

Total n = 196

Males n = 82

Females n = 114

Exhaustion

82 (41.82)

32 (39.02)

50 (43.86)

Weight loss

53 (27.04)

23 (28.05)

30 (26.32)

Low physical activity

48 (24.49)

15 (18.29)

33 (28.95)

Slow walking

39 (19.90)

10 (12.20)

29 (25.44)

Weakness (Hand-grip strength)

29 (14.80)

22 (26.83)

7 (6.14)

Number of frailty components

0

63 (32.14)

31 (37.80)

32 (28.07)

1

67 (34.18)

23 (28.05)

44 (38.60)

2

32 (16.33)

15 (18.29)

17 (14.91)

3

18 (9.18)

4 (4.88)

14 (12.28)

4

14 (7.14)

8 (9.76)

6 (5.26)

5

2 (1.02)

1 (1.22)

1 (0.88)