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Table 3 Description of the concurrent subsample in terms of gender, age, and frailty according to their classification in the CFS and RISC scales

From: Validation of an electronic frailty index with electronic health records: eFRAGICAP index

 

Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS)

Risk Instrument for Screening in the Community (RISC)

Non-Frail (CFS ≤4)

(N = 269)

Frail (CFS > 4)

(N = 64)

p-value

Low level

(N = 254)

Medium-high level

(N = 79)

p-value

Gender

  

0.01

  

0.88

 Female

146 (76.0%)

46 (24.0%)

 

147 (76.6%)

45 (23.4%)

 

 Male

123 (87.2%)

18 (12.8%)

 

107 (75.9%)

34 (24.1%)

 

Age

79.0 (5.5)

84.1 (5.9)

< 0.001

79.1 (5.5)

82.7 (6.3)

< 0.001

Frailty categories

  

< 0.001

  

< 0.001

 Fit

41 (97.6%)

1 (2.4%)

 

40 (95.2%)

2 (4.8%)

 

 Mild

99 (94.3%)

6 (5.7%)

 

98 (93.3%)

7 (6.7%)

 

 Moderate

98 (74.2%)

34 (25.8%)

 

103 (78.0%)

29 (22.0%)

 

 Severe

31 (57.4%)

23 (42.6%)

 

13 (24.1%)

41 (75.9%)

 

 eFRAGICAP score

0.239 (0.11)

0.359 (0.11)

< 0.001

0.227 (0.10)

0.375 (0.12)

< 0.001