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Table 4 Correlation between CFS-C and other geriatric assessments

From: Validation of clinical frailty scale in Chinese translation

 

N

Kendall’s tau

p-value

BI

221

-0.67

 < .0001

IADL

221

-0.68

 < .0001

MNA

221

-0.36

 < .0001

MMSE

223

-0.39

 < .0001

GDS

221

0.38

 < .0001

CIRS-G

219

0.42

 < .0001

6-m gait speed

211

-0.50

 < .0001

TUG

215

0.52

 < .0001

Hand grip

217

-0.42

 < .0001

ASM

207

-0.09

0.07

  1. Abbreviations: CFS-C Chinese version of Clinical Frailty Scale, BI Barthel Index, IADL Instrumental Activities of Daily Living, MNA Mini-Nutritional Assessment, MMSE Mini-Mental State Examination, GDS Geriatric Depression Scale, CIRS-G Cumulative Illness Rating Scale for Geriatrics, TUG Timed-up and go, ASM Appendicular skeletal muscle mass
  2. Kendall’s tau was used to assess correlation between CFS-C and other geriatric assessments. p < 0.05 was set as statistically significance
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BMC Geriatrics

ISSN: 1471-2318

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