Criteria for Frailty in Elderly Patient

 

Patient selection: >= 65 years of age

 

Criteria for frailty - both of the following:

(1) inactivity (physical activity < 210 minutes per week, or 3.5 hours)

(2) one or more of the following:

(2a) unintended weight loss > 4 kg over 5 years

(2b) low body mass index (BMI, < 23.5 kg per square meter)

(2c) low energy intake (< 7.6 MJ per day)

 

where:

• 1 Joule is 4.1855 kcal, so 7.6 MJ should be 1,815 kcal per day. This seems high for a someone who is frail.