Table 2 Characteristics of the study participants as per Clinical Frailty Scale-Korean
From: Translation and validation of the Korean version of the clinical frailty scale in older patients
| Â | 1 Very fit | 2 Well | 3 Managing well | 4 Vulnerable | 5 Mildly frail | 6 Moderately frail | 7 Severely frail | 8 Very severely frail | 9 Terminally ill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. of patients | 10 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 8 |
Age, years | 73.2 (6.6) | 78.7 (8.3) | 74.3 (3.6) | 72.8 (6.9) | 76.7 (7.0) | 77.8 (7.9) | 76.9 (8.0) | 75.5 (7.7) | 75.8 (4.6) |
Male, n | 7 (70.0) | 9 (75.0) | 5 (45.5) | 13 (81.2) | 9 (75.0) | 5 (50.0) | 3 (30.0) | 5 (45.5) | 7 (87.5) |
Body mass index (kg/m2) | 23.5 (1.1) | 21.6 (4.2) | 22.8 (2.7) | 22.4 (2.9) | 20.3 (3.3) | 21.2 (3.9) | 21.0 (5.3) | 19.8 (2.3) | 23.0 (3.0) |
K-MMSE | |||||||||
 Mean (SD) | 28.2 (2.7) | 23.5 (7.9) | 24.5 (4.0) | 25.8 (3.5) | 24.4 (3.6) | 18.9 (5.9) | 18.3 (7.3) | 12.7 (8.1) | 21 (8.7) |
 Median (IQR) | 29 (27–30) | 25 (23.5–27.5) | 26 (22–28) | 27 (25.5–28) | 25.5 (22–27) | 17 (16–25) | 15.5 (13–26) | 13 (7–20) | 24 (21.5–25) |