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Table 2 Baseline data on functioning and comparison between groups with and without adverse frailty-related outcomes

From: Factors associated with frailty in primary care: a prospective cohort study

 

Adverse event

 

Functional tests

Yes (n = 50)

No (n = 119)

p-value

Barthel’s index; n (%)

 90 points

16 (32)

7 (6)

<0.001

 95–100 points

34 (68)

112 (94)

 

Lawton IADL; median (Q1, Q3)

6 (4, 8)

8 (5, 8)

<0.001

Timed Up and Go time, s; median (Q1, Q3)

15 (13, 22)

12.5 (11, 14)

<0.001

Gait Speed, m/s.; mean (SD)

0.8 (0.2)

1.1 (0.2)

<0.001

  1. Categorical variables were compared with the chi-squared test; means and medians were compared using the Student’s t and Wilcoxon tests, respectively
  2. Adverse event death or loss of independence defined as ≥10 % drop in Barthel’s score compared to baseline, during the follow-up, IADL Instrumental activities of daily living. The abbreviations: s and m/s indicate seconds and meters per second respectively. Q1, Q3 interquartile range from the first to the third quartile, SD standard deviation
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BMC Geriatrics

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