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Table 2 Frailty cut-point for original T-FRAIL with TFI as the reference standard

From: Validity and reliability of the Thai version of the simple frailty questionnaire (T-FRAIL) with modifications to improve its diagnostic properties in the preoperative setting

Frailty cut-points

Number of frail patients (%)

Sensitivity (%)

Specificity (%)

Youden’s Index (%)

PPV (%)

NPV (%)

≥ 1

182 (60.7%)

93.3

61.1

54.4

61.5

93.2

≥ 2

119 (39.7%)

77.5

85.6

63.1

78.2

85.1

≥ 3

57 (19.0%)

45.0

98.3

43.3

94.7

72.8

≥ 4

10 (3.3%)

8.3

100

8.3

100

62.1

  1. Abbreviations: T- FRAIL The Thai version of the Simple Frailty Questionnaire, TFI The Thai Frailty Index, PPV positive predictive value, NPV negative predictive value