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Table 1 Fried’s criteria for study inclusion

From: An evaluation of the effectiveness of a multi-modal intervention in frail and pre-frail older people with type 2 diabetes - the MID-Frail study: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

Criterion

Definition

1. Weight loss

Unintentional weight loss of 4.5 kg during the past year

2. Exhaustion

Using the responses (yes/no) to two statements on the CES-D scale

3. Physical activity

Is the weekly physical activity of the subject lower or equal to (yes/no): men: <383 kcal per week (walking: <2.5 hours per week) women: <270 kcal per week (walking <2 hours per week)

4. Slowness

Assessed by walk time and stratified by gender and height

5. Weakness

Assessed by grip strength and stratified by gender and BMI

  1. Frailty is indicated by satisfying three or more of the criteria; pre-frailty is indicated by satisfying one or two of the criteria [3]. BMI, body mass index; CES-D, Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression.
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