Table 3

Prevalence of frailty components and categorisation, compared with other studies

Rates of frailty and frailty components from previous studies of other groups
ABCDOlder community-dwelling adultsOther patient groups
SampleWomen with lupus, mean age 48.5 (±12.6)Men and women, aged ≥65 years, USA1Women, aged 70–79 years, USA2Men and women, aged ≥65 years (systematic review)53Men and women, aged ≥65 years (systematic review)3Men and women, aged ≥65 years7Awaiting liver transplant, men and women, mean age 60 years10Received kidney transplant, men and women, mean age 53 years11Awaiting lung transplant, men and women, mean age 59 years12Congestive heart failure, men and women, mean age 71 years54Depression, men and women, age ≥65 years5556
N138531778656 183,
20 studies

24 studies
74392945373952233453
3665
Frailty components
Weight loss22.4 (34)*6%13%
Exhaustion45.4 (69)17%14%
Slow gait9.2 (14)20%31%
Weakness34.9 (53)20%21%
Inactive29.0 (44)22%20%
Frailty category
Robust (0)29.0 (44)46%45%*39%47%
Prefrail (1, 2)50.0 (76)47%44%44%46%33%
Frail (≥3)21.1 (32)7%11%10%14%15%17%20%28%21%27%, 21%
  • *% (n).

  • ABCD, Arthritis, Body Composition and Disability.