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Health Variables and Cut-points for the Frailty Index |
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| List of 40 Variables included in the frailty index |
Cut Point |
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| Help Bathing |
Yes = 1, No = 0 |
| Help Dressing |
Yes = 1, No = 0 |
| Help getting in/out of Chair |
Yes = 1, No = 0 |
| Help Walking around house |
Yes = 1, No = 0 |
| Help Eating |
Yes = 1, No = 0 |
| Help Grooming |
Yes = 1, No = 0 |
| Help Using Toilet |
Yes = 1, No = 0 |
| Help up/down Stairs |
Yes = 1, No = 0 |
| Help lifting 10 lbs |
Yes = 1, No = 0 |
| Help Shopping |
Yes = 1, No = 0 |
| Help with Housework |
Yes = 1, No = 0 |
| Help with meal Preparations |
Yes = 1, No = 0 |
| Help taking Medication |
Yes = 1, No = 0 |
| Help with Finances |
Yes = 1, No = 0 |
| Lost more than 10 lbs in last year |
Yes = 1, No = 0 |
| Self Rating of Health |
Poor = 1, Fair = 0.75, Good = 0.5, V. Good = 0.25, Excellent = 0 |
| How Health has changed in last year |
Worse = 1, Better/Same = 0 |
| Stayed in Bed at least half the day due to health (in last month) |
Yes = 1, No = 0 |
| Cut down on Usual Activity (in last month) |
Yes = 1, No = 0 |
| Walk outside |
<3 days = 1, ≤ 3 days = 0 |
| Feel Everything is an Effort |
Most of time = 1, Some time = 0.5, Rarely = 0 |
| Feel Depressed |
Most of time = 1, Some time = 0.5, Rarely = 0 |
| Feel Happy |
Most of time = 0, Some time = 0.5, Rarely = 1 |
| Feel Lonely |
Most of time = 1, Some time = 0.5, Rarely = 0 |
| Have Trouble getting going |
Most of time = 1, Some time = 0.5, Rarely = 0 |
| High blood pressure |
Yes = 1, Suspect = 0.5, No = 0 |
| Heart attack |
Yes = 1, Suspect = 0.5, No = 0 |
| CHF |
Yes = 1, Suspect = 0.5, No = 0 |
| Stroke |
Yes = 1, Suspect = 0.5, No = 0 |
| Cancer |
Yes = 1, Suspect = 0.5, No = 0 |
| Diabetes |
Yes = 1, Suspect = 0.5, No = 0 |
| Arthritis |
Yes = 1, Suspect = 0.5, No = 0 |
| Chronic Lung Disease |
Yes = 1, Suspect = 0.5, No = 0 |
| MMSE |
<10 = 1, 11–17 = 0.75, 18–20 = 0.5, 20–24 = 0.25, >24 = 0 |
| Peak Flow |
See Table 2 |
| Shoulder Strength |
See Table 2 |
| BMI |
See Table 2 |
| Grip Strength |
See Table 2 |
| Usual Pace |
See Table 2 |
| Rapid Pace |
See Table 2 |
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The list of health deficit variables included in the FI and how they were coded as deficits. | |
Searle et al. BMC Geriatrics 2008 8:24 doi:10.1186/1471-2318-8-24 |
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