Table 3. Correlation of the CFS-VN with health-related and geriatric assessment-related characteristics

Kendall’s τ coefficient p-value
Total medication number 0.0665 0.124
Polypharmacy 0.1151 0.021
Multimorbidity 0.1810 <0.001
ADL score –0.6307 <0.001
IADL score –0.8159 <0.001
CFS-VN, Clinical Frailty Scale into Vietnamese; ADL, activities of daily living; IADL, instrumental activities of daily living.