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Oct 8, 2025

4 min

How is the Modified Frailty Index Calculated? Your Definitive Guide

Frailty affects up to 17% of older adults, significantly increasing vulnerability to adverse health outcomes. Understanding **how is the modified frailty index calculated** provides crucial insight into assessing a patient's physiological reserve and predicting clinical risks, especially before surgery.

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Oct 6, 2025

3 min

What is the normal range for the frailty index?

The Frailty Index, based on the accumulation of health deficits, offers a quantitative assessment of an individual's overall health, with scores typically ranging from 0 to 1. Unlike other assessments, there is no single "normal" range, as the score inherently increases with age and the accumulation of health problems. However, in community-dwelling older adults, a score below 0.25 is generally considered an indicator of a low risk of frailty.

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