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Table 3 Frailty cut-point for T-FRAIL_M1 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

189 (63.0%)

94.2

57.8

52

59.8

93.7

≥ 2

131 (43.7%)

83.3

82.8

66.1

76.3

88.2

≥ 3

69 (23.0%)

53.3

97.2

50.5

92.8

75.8

≥ 4

26 (8.7%)

20.8

99.4

20.2

96.2

65.3

  1. Abbreviations: T-FRAIL_M1 modified T-FRAIL by reducing “illness” criterion to 4 or more diseases