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Table 1 The characteristic and demographic features of the Study Population

From: Turkish translation, cross-cultural adaptation and reliability of the Groningen Frailty Indicator

 

Study Population

(N = 101)

Demographics

Age, years

72.0 [10.0]

Sex, female

63 (62.4)

Illiterate

23 (22.8)

Marital Status, married

63 (62.4)

BMI, kg/m2

30.12 ± 5.74

Smoking

37 (36.6)

Chronic Diseases

Diabetes Mellitus

50 (49.5)

Hypertension

71 (70.3)

Coronary Artery Disease

18 (17.8)

Congestive Heart Failure

6 (5.9)

Atrial Fibrillation

12 (11.9)

Cerebrovascular Event

10 (9.9)

Chronic Kidney Disease

4 (4.0)

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease-Asthma

9 (8.9)

Malignancy

10 (9.9)

Hypothyroidism

10 (9.9)

Multimorbidity (≥ 2 chronic diseases)

70 (69.3)

Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment

Dementia

4 (4.0)

Depression

31 (30.7)

Osteoporosis

24 (23.8)

Falls

22 (21.8)

Polypharmacy

53 (52.5)

Drug number

5.0 [4.0]

Urinary Incontinence

42 (41.6)

Katz Index of Independence in ADL

6.0 [1.0]

Lawton-Brody Instrumental ADL

8.0 [1.0]

Mini Nutritional Assessment-Short Form

13.0 [4.0]

Mini-mental State Exam

28.0 [4.8]

Yesavage Geriatric Depression Scale

2.0 [6.0]

SARC-F

1.0 [3.0]

Grip strength, kg

Females

Males

17.75 ± 4.94

27.39 ± 7.41

Gait speed, m/sec

0.94 ± 0.35

Fried Physical Frailty Phenotype

1.0 [3.0]

  1. Variables were presented as n(%), median [Interquartile range] or mean ± standard deviation
  2. BMI; Body mass index, ADL;Activities of daily living