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Table 2 Descriptive statistics of frailty indices

From: Frailty in randomised controlled trials for dementia or mild cognitive impairment measured via the frailty index: prevalence and prediction of serious adverse events and attrition

Trial

Frailty index

Mean frailty index [SD]

99th percentile of frailty

Robust (FI < 0.12)

Mild (FI 0.12–0.24)

Moderate (FI 0.24–0.36)

Severe (FI > 0.36)

AD dementia trial

Physical

0.24 (0.08)

0.44

5.5%

45.9%

41.1%

7.5%

Physical & cognitive

0.29 (0.07)

0.47

0.5%

24.1%

57.5%

17.9%

MCI trial 1

Physical

0.14 (0.06)

0.31

43.2%

50.0%

6.7%

0.2%

Physical & cognitive

0.14 (0.06)

0.30

41.6%

52.3%

5.9%

0.2%

MCI trial 2

Physical

0.14 (0.06)

0.30

38.7%

53.8%

7.5%

0.1%

Physical & cognitive

0.15 (0.06)

0.30

35.0%

58.3%

6.6%

0.1%