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Table 2 Distribution of frailty components among study participants

From: Both pre-frailty and frailty increase healthcare utilization and adverse health outcomes in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

Frailty components

No frailty (n = 436,521)

Pre-frailty

Frailty

1 component (n = 107,757)

2 components (n = 15,101)

≥ 3 components (n = 1416)

Fatigue

0 (0)

66,035 (61.3)

12,666 (83.9)

1290 (91.1)

Resistance

0 (0)

2513 (2.3)

1696 (11.2)

529 (37.4)

Ambulation

0 (0)

1337 (1.2)

1076 (7.1)

425 (30)

Illnesses

0 (0)

34,311 (31.8)

12,541 (83.1)

1350 (95.3)

Body weight loss

0 (0)

3561 (3.3)

2223 (14.7)

738 (52.1)