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Table 1 Elders risk assessment index

From: Frailty and health services use among Quebec seniors with non-hip fractures: a population-based study using adminsitrative databases

Crane et al. (2010)

Fillion et al. (2018)

Parameters

Score

Parameters

Score

Married

-1

Social deprivation index

Age

 Highest support

-1

 70–79

1

 Average support

0

 80–89

3

 Lowest support

1

 ≥90

7

Age

Race

 65–69

0

 Black

6

 70–79

1

 Other

0

 80–89

3

 Unknown

−6

 ≥90

7

Days in hospital during the previous 2 years before the index fracture

Days in hospital during the previous 2 years before the index fracture

 1–5

5

 1–5

5

 ≥6

11

 ≥6

11

Medical history

Medical history

 Diabetes history

2

 Diabetes history

2

 History of CAD/MI/CHF

3

 History of CAD/MI/CHF

3

 History of stroke

2

 History of stroke

2

 History of COPD

5

 History of COPD

5

 History of cancer

1

 History of cancer

1

 Histort of dementia

3

 Histort of dementia

3

  1. CAD Coronary artery disease, MI Myocardial infarction, CHF Congestive Heart Failure, COPD Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease