Table 1: Physical and mental variables and cut-points included in the Neurocognitive Frailty Index.

List of 42 variables in NFI Cut point
1-Help eating Yes = 1, No = 0
2-Help dressing Yes = 1, No = 0
3-Help grooming Yes = 1, No = 0
4-Help walking around house Yes = 1, No = 0
5-Help getting in/out of bed Yes = 1, No = 0
6-Help bathing Yes = 1, No = 0
7-Help using toilet Yes = 1, No = 0
8-Help using telephone Yes = 1, No = 0
9-Help walking distance Yes = 1, No = 0
10-Help shopping Yes = 1, No = 0
11-Help with meal preparations Yes = 1, No = 0
12-Help with housework Yes = 1, No = 0
13-Help taking medication Yes = 1, No = 0
14-Help with finances Yes = 1, No = 0
15-Self rating of health Very poor = 1, Poor = 0.75, Not too good = 0.5,
Pretty good = 0.25, Very good = 0
16-Cough problem Yes = 1, No = 0
17-Feel tired Yes = 1, No = 0
18-Nose stuffed up or sneezing Yes = 1, No = 0
19-High blood pressure Yes = 1, No = 0
20-Heart and circulation Yes = 1, No = 0
21-Stroke Yes = 1, No = 0
22-Arthritis Yes = 1, No = 0
23- Parkinson Yes = 1, No = 0
24-Eye Yes = 1, No = 0
25-Ear Yes = 1, No = 0
26-Chest Yes = 1, No = 0
27-Stomach Yes = 1, No = 0
28-Kidney Yes = 1, No = 0
29-Bladder Yes = 1, No = 0
30-Bowel Yes = 1, No = 0
31-Diabetes Yes = 1, No = 0
32-Trouble with feet or ankles Yes = 1, No = 0
33-Nervous problem Yes = 1, No = 0
34-Trouble prevent normal activities A great deal = 1, A little = 0.5,
Not at all = 0
35-Short-term memory None = 0, Questionable = 1,
Mild = 2, Moderate = 3,
Severe = 4
36-Long-term memory None = 0, Questionable = 1,
Mild = 2, Moderate = 3,
Severe = 4
37-Verbal abstract thinking None = 0, Questionable = 1,
Mild = 2, Moderate = 3,
Severe = 4
38-Judgment None = 0, Questionable = 1,
Mild = 2, Moderate = 3,
Severe = 4
39-Aphasia None = 0, Questionable = 1,
Mild = 2, Moderate = 3,
Severe = 4
40-Apraxia None = 0, Questionable = 1,
Mild = 2, Moderate = 3,
Severe = 4
41-Agnosia None = 0, Questionable = 1,
Mild = 2, Moderate = 3,
Severe = 4
42-Constructional difficulty None = 0, Questionable = 1,
Mild = 2, Moderate = 3,
Severe = 4