J Clin Med Res

Journal of Clinical Medicine Research, ISSN 1918-3003 print, 1918-3011 online, Open Access

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Original Article

Volume 10, Number 2, February 2018, pages 82-87

Frailty Testing Pilot Study: Pros and Pitfalls

Tables

**Table 1.** Number of Patients Tested, Completeness of Testing, and Number of Frail Patients in the Three Testing Phases
Cohort	Patients tested	Testing completed	Frail	Inconclusive for frailty
2015	64	64 (100%)	14 (15.6%)	0 (0%)
2016	40	35 (87.5%)	8 (20%)	0 (0%)
2017	28	13 (46%)	1 (3.5%)	4 (14.3%)

**Table 2.** Prevalence of Frailty Criteria Among Tested Patients
Frailty factors occurrences	Shrinking	Exhaustion	Low physical act	Slow walking	Grip strength
*P < 0.05 by Chi-squared.
Present (total, 128)	15 (11.7%)	48 (37.5%)	38 (29.6%)	30 (23.4%)	44 (34.3%)
Present in frail (23 patients)	6 (26%)*	19 (82.6%)*	18 (78.2%)*	14 (60.8%)*	17 (73.9%)*
Present in non-frail (105 patients)	9 (8.5%)	29 (27.6%)	20 (19.0%)	16 (15.2%)	27 (25.7%)

**Table 3.** Evaluation Status of Patients Who Underwent Frailty Testing
After first evaluation	Total (127)	Not frail (104)	Frail (23)
*P < 0.05 by Chi-squared.
Not a candidate	11 (8.6%)	7 (6.7%)	4 (17.4%)
Died in evaluation	4 (3.1%)	2 (1.9%)	2 (8.6%)
Remains in evaluation	45 (35.4%)	35 (33.6%)	10 (43.4%)
Listed	67 (52.7%)	60 (57.6%)	7 (30.4%)*

**Table 4.** Transplant Status of Patients Frailty Tested After Listing for Transplant
After listing	Total (67)	Not frail (60)	Frail (7)
Died on list	2 (2.9%)	2 (3.3%)	0 (0%)
Transplanted	25 (37.3)	22 (36.6%)	3 (42.8%)
Deceased donor transplant	11 (44%)	11 (50%)	0 (0%)
Living donor transplant	14 (56%)	11 (50%)	3 (100%)