From: A reliable measure of frailty for a community dwelling older population
Variable factor Loadings: | BWHHS complete cases | BWHHS Missing | MRC female Complete cases | MRC Female missing | MRC Male Complete cases | MRC Male missing |
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Household chores | 0.736 | 0.759 | 0.632 | 0.722 | 0.718 | 0.765 |
Up and downstairs | 0.725 | 0.748 | 0.739 | 0.800 | 0.791 | 0.808 |
Walkabout/walkout | 0.685 | 0.673 | 0.745 | 0.821 | 0.865 | 0.878 |
Difficulty going out | 0.601 | 0.635 | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Wash and/or dress | 0.612 | 0.594 | 0.592/0.521 | 0.683/0.620 | 0.657/0.604 | 0.712/0.685 |
Status activity level | 0.616 | 0.585 | 0.655 | 0.731 | 0.746 | 0.785 |
Arthritis | 0.421 | 0.434 | 0.324 | 0.322 | 0.176 | 0.206 |
Falls | 0.261 | 0.390 | 0.342 | 0.389 | 0.387 | 0.444 |
Eye sight trouble | 0.410 | 0.385 | 0.485 | 0.486 | 0.438 | 0.467 |
Cataract | 0.325 | 0.305 | 0.229 | 0.201 | 0.180 | 0.186 |
Glaucoma | 0.195 | 0.158 | 0.054 | 0.063 | 0.065 | 0.031 |
Angina | 0.550 | 0.587 | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Ever had chest pain | 0.401 | 0.413 | 0.287 | 0.254 | 0.274 | 0.250 |
Chest discomfort | 0.405 | 0.482 | 0.331 | 0.279 | 0.341 | 0.297 |
Myocardial Infarction | 0.344 | 0.433 | 0.303 | 0.281 | 0.310 | 0.273 |
Asthma | 0.263 | 0.347 | 0.196 | 0.154 | 0.224 | 0.201 |
Bronchitis/emphysema | 0.260 | 0.320 | 0.336 | 0.284 | 0.369 | 0.311 |
Short of breath on level walking | 0.770 | 0.815 | 0.676 | 0.624 | 0.699 | 0.683 |
Increased cough/phlegm | 0.247 | 0.303 | 0.193 | 0.150 | 0.220 | 0.220 |
Morning phlegm | 0.305 | 0.394 | 0.267 | 0.231 | 0.281 | 0.278 |
Depression | 0.300 | 0.390 | 0.172 | 0.150 | 0.214 | 0.195 |
Anxious or depressed/sad | 0.418 | 0.462 | 0.426 | 0.405 | 0.367 | 0.404 |
Memory problems | 0.365 | 0.399 | 0.349 | 0.354 | 0.396 | 0.447 |
Hypertensive (baseline > 140/90) | 0.036 | -0.009 | -0.054 | -0.076 | -0.110 | -0.116 |
Waist Hip Ratio (>/< 0.85) | 0.362 | 0.262 | 0.228 | 0.278 | 0.034 | 0.040 |
BMI (high) | 0.412 | 0.346 | 0.342 | 0.420 | 0.232 | 0.348 |
Postural hypotension | 0.114 | 0.048 | -0.020 | -0.009 | 0.046 | 0.060 |
Sinus tachycardia | 0.111 | 0.058 | -0.030 | -0.028 | 0.120 | 0.102 |
Diabetes | 0.305 | 0.244 | 0.196 | 0.196 | 0.178 | 0.205 |
Hypertension | 0.340 | 0.304 | 0.110 | 0.060 | 0.090 | 0.064 |
Stroke | 0.412 | 0.403 | 0.372 | 0.411 | 0.402 | 0.432 |
Stomach/peptic ulcers | 0.241 | 0.340 | 0.258 | 0.196 | 0.120 | 0.103 |
Thyroid disease | 0.191 | 0.250 | 0.143 | 0.104 | -0.090 | 0.095 |
Cancer | 0.150 | 0.072 | 0.033 | 0.014 | 0.042 | 0.018 |
Hearing trouble | 0.310 | 0.344 | 0.357 | 0.337 | 0.265 | 0.290 |