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Table 5 Mean GFI domain scores per FI group

From: Identifying frailty: do the Frailty Index and Groningen Frailty Indicator cover different clinical perspectives? a cross-sectional study

 

FI < 0.08

FI ≥ 0.08

Significance

 

n = 255

n = 383

p-value

Physical GFI domain

   

 n

250

378

 

 mean (SD)

0.60 (0.95)

1.90 (1.55)

< 0.001a

Cognitive GFI domain

   

 n

254

380

 

 mean (SD)

0.26 (0.44)

0.47 (0.50)

< 0.001a

Social GFI domain

   

 n

254

378

 

 mean (SD)

0.47 (0.87)

1.10 (1.18)

< 0.001a

Psychological GFI domain

   

 n

255

381

 

 mean (SD)

0.42 (0.72)

0.79 (0.86)

< 0.001a

  1. a Differences were evaluated with the Independent Samples t-test. Numbers per group differ because 15 patients have incomplete data on one or more GFI domains. Number of questions and score range per domain: Physical domain: 9 questions, score range 0–9; Cognitive domain: 1 question, score range 0–1; Social domain: 3 questions, score range 0–3, Psychological domain: 2 questions, score range 0–2.
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