Table 2

Prevalence of Fried symptoms

AllMenWomen‘Prefrail’* individuals‘Frail’* individuals
SymptomsN (%)N (%)N (%)N (%)N (%)
Low physical activity1355 (18.8)589 (17.5)766 (20.0)1161 (51.5)194 (77.0)
Weakness of grip1001 (12.5)192 (5.3)809 (18.6)730 (28.8)271 (87.1)
Unintentional weight loss753 (9.4)327 (8.9)426 (9.7)605 (23.7)148 (47.7)
Slow walking speed536 (6.6)233 (6.3)303 (6.9)278 (10.9)258 (82.4)
Exhaustion526 (6.5)194 (5.3)332 (7.6)333 (13.1)193 (61.7)
Number of frailty symptoms:
 None5222 (64.5)2597 (70.4)2625 (59.6)
 1–2 symptoms (‘prefrail’)2560 (31.6)993 (26.9)1567 (35.5)
 ≥3 symptoms (‘frail’)313 (3.9)99 (2.7)214 (4.9)
  • *‘Prefrail’, 1–2 symptoms; ‘frail’, 3–5 symptoms.