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Table 2 The item distribution of FRAIL scale depending upon the severities of frailty

From: Frailty increases the risk for developing urinary tract infection among 79,887 patients with diabetic mellitus and chronic kidney disease

 

Total

(n = 79,887)

No FRAIL item

(n = 28,832)

1 FRAIL item

(n = 40,216)

2 FRAIL items

(n = 10,189)

≥ 3 FRAIL items

(n = 650)

Component

     

Fatigue (%)

13,685 (17.1)

0 (0)

4,111 (10.2)

8,959 (87.9)

615 (94.6)

Resistance (%)

1,050 (1.3)

0 (0)

190 (0.5)

547 (5.4)

313 (48.2)

Ambulation (%)

474 (0.6)

0 (0)

48 (0.1)

295 (2.9)

131 (20.2)

Illness (%)

46,297 (58.0)

0 (0)

35,620 (88.6)

10,030 (98.4)

647 (99.5)

Loss of weight (%)

1,072 (1.3)

0 (0)

247 (0.6)

547 (5.4)

278 (42.8)