Frailty, geriatric conditions and multimorbidity
| n (% of non-missing values) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Frailty | ||
Fried phenotype | Not frail (0 criteria) | 2 (6) |
| Pre-frail (1–2 criteria) | 13 (39) | |
| Frail (3–5 criteria) | 18 (55) | |
| Geriatric conditions | ||
| Falls Falls in the past 12 months | None | 13 (39) |
| Falls | 20 (61) | |
| 1–3 falls | 11 (33) | |
| 4–7 falls | 6 (18) | |
| ≥8 falls | 3 (9) | |
| Fragility fracture risk* Ten-year probability of major osteoporotic fracture | Low risk (<5% probability) | 9/31 (29) |
| Moderate risk (5–10% probability) | 12/31 (39) | |
| High risk (>10% probability) | 10/31 (32) | |
| Visual impairment | Snellen chart <20/40 | 20 (61) |
| Low grip strength | Max strength in lowest 20% for sex in ELSA data | 20 (61) |
| Mobility impairment | Self-reported | 17 (52) |
| Cognitive impairment | RUDAS score ≤22 | 15 (45) |
| Malnutrition: high risk | MUST score ≥2 | 13 (39) |
| Balance impairment | Self-reported | 11 (33) |
| Urinary incontinence | ISIQ-UI score ≥4 | 10 (30) |
| Orthostatic hypotension* | ≥20mmHg fall in systolic BP on standing | 9/29 (31) |
| Social isolation | Self-reported, no friends or contact with family | 10 (30) |
| Hearing impairment | Self-reported | 3 (9) |
| Functional impairment | Self-reported difficulty with one or more ADL | 6 (18) |
| Self-reported difficulty with one or more IADL | 31 (94) | |
| Multimorbidity | ||
HSE coded LTCs (Table A2) | Mean (SD) number of conditions | 7.2 (2.7) |
| Minimum–Maximum | 2-14 | |
| Participants with ≥2 chronic conditions | 33 (100) | |
| Depression PHQ-9 score | No depression (score <5) | 10 (30) |
| Depression | 23 (70) | |
| Mild (score 5–9) | 9 (27) | |
| Moderate/severe (score ≥10) | 14 (42) | |
| Traumatic head injuries Serious head injuries leading to loss of consciousness | None | 12 (36) |
| Head injuries | 21 (64) | |
| 1–2 in lifetime | 12 (36) | |
| ≥3 in lifetime | 9 (27) | |
| Not frail (0 criteria) | 2 (6) | |
| Pre-frail (1–2 criteria) | 13 (39) | |
| Frail (3–5 criteria) | 18 (55) | |
| Falls | None | 13 (39) |
| 20 (61) | ||
| Fragility fracture risk | Low risk (<5% probability) | 9/31 (29) |
| Moderate risk (5–10% probability) | 12/31 (39) | |
| High risk (>10% probability) | 10/31 (32) | |
| Visual impairment | Snellen chart <20/40 | 20 (61) |
| Low grip strength | Max strength in lowest 20% for sex in ELSA data | 20 (61) |
| Mobility impairment | Self-reported | 17 (52) |
| Cognitive impairment | RUDAS score ≤22 | 15 (45) |
| Malnutrition: high risk | MUST score ≥2 | 13 (39) |
| Balance impairment | Self-reported | 11 (33) |
| Urinary incontinence | ISIQ-UI score ≥4 | 10 (30) |
| Orthostatic hypotension | ≥20mmHg fall in systolic BP on standing | 9/29 (31) |
| Social isolation | Self-reported, no friends or contact with family | 10 (30) |
| Hearing impairment | Self-reported | 3 (9) |
| Functional impairment | Self-reported difficulty with one or more ADL | 6 (18) |
| Self-reported difficulty with one or more IADL | 31 (94) | |
| Mean (SD) number of conditions | 7.2 (2.7) | |
| Minimum–Maximum | 2-14 | |
| Participants with ≥2 chronic conditions | 33 (100) | |
| Depression | No depression (score <5) | 10 (30) |
| 23 (70) | ||
| Traumatic head injuries | None | 12 (36) |
| Head injuries | 21 (64) | |
| 1–2 in lifetime | ||
| ≥3 in lifetime | ||
Note:
Total respondents less than 33 for these two variables