Table 2 Frailty Index score and frailty prevalence by age group
Age group (N) | Frailty Index score | Frailty prevalence (score ≥ 0.21) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Overall Mean (SD) | Female Mean (SD) | Male Mean (SD) | Overall % [95% CI] | Female % [95% CI] | Male % [95% CI] | |
65–69 (N = 237) | 0.11 (0.06) | 0.11 (0.06) | 0.11 (0.07) | 6.33 [3.82, 10.50] | 5.76 [2.88, 11.51] | 7.14 [3.41, 14.98] |
70–74 (N = 212) | 0.12 (0.07) | 0.12 (0.07) | 0.12 (0.08) | 8.02 [4.99, 12.90] | 5.17 [2.32, 11.51] | 11.46 [6.35, 20.69] |
75–79 (N = 126) | 0.13 (0.07) | 0.13 (0.07) | 0.13 (0.09) | 10.32 [5.99, 17.77] | 10.96 [5.48, 21.91] | 9.43 [3.93, 22.67] |
≥ 80 (N = 85) | 0.17 (0.11) | 0.19 (0.12) | 0.15 (0.10) | 27.06 [17.98, 40.72] | 34.04 [20.86, 55.57] | 18.42 [8.78, 38.64] |
Total (N = 660) | 0.12 (0.08) | 0.12 (0.08) | 0.12 (0.08) | 10.30 [8.12, 13.07] | 10.13 [7.37, 13.93] | 10.53 [7.36, 15.06] |