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Table 3 Number of participants with abnormal range of anthropometric measurement by frailty level

From: Frailty, nutrition-related parameters, and mortality across the adult age spectrum

Anthropometric measurements, N (%)*

Frailty index score

≤ 0.1

N = 5119

> 0.1 to 0.2

N = 2009

> 0.2 to 0.3

N = 1014

> 0.3

N = 888

Body mass index (N = 8873)

Underweight

91 (1.9)

22 (1.3)

17 (1.8)

10 (1.2)

Overweight

1816 (34.5)

702 (33.8)

341 (31.5)

244 (29.3)

Obese

1519 (28.6)

735 (38.9)

408 (44.1)

359 (44.2)

Body weight change in past 1 year (N = 8852)

Loss > 10%

381 (6.8)

194 (9.7)

122 (10.9)

151 (15.6)

Gain > 10%

872 (13.7)

252 (12.1)

115 (13.3)

104 (14.0)

Waist circumference (N = 8644)

High

3444 (67.2)

1603 (82.2)

815 (85.9)

643 (86.1)

Triceps skinfold (N = 7885)

Low

538 (11.3)

147 (8.1)

84 (8.6)

76 (10.3)

High

415 (9.3)

184 (12.3)

108 (15.9)

93 (13.5)

Subscapular skinfold (N = 6884)

Low

428 (11.1)

143 (9.3)

66 (8.4)

62 (11.2)

High

281 (7.2)

140 (9.0)

62 (10.0)

45 (6.8)

  1. *The percentages and mean values are weighted