From: Prevalence of frailty in Canadians 18–79 years old in the Canadian Health Measures Survey
Variable | 18–49 years (n = 574) | 50–64 years (n = 254) | 65+ years (n = 125) | Chi-Square or ANOVA F-Test P-value |
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Age | 37.90 (1.04) | 57.90 (0.42) | 72.07 (0.26) | <0.001 |
Sex (% male) | 327 (57.0%) | 135 (53.2%) | 60 (47.7%) | 0.399 |
Diabetes | 101 (17.5%) | 104 (41.1%) | 56 (44.5%) | <0.001 |
Thyroid problem | 119 (20.7%) | 53 (20.7%) | 29 (23.5%) | 0.841 |
Cancer | 41 (7.2%) | 61 (24.00%) | 27 (21.3%) | <0.001 |
Strokea | - | - | - | - |
Heart diseasea | - | - | - | - |
Arthritis | 136 (23.8%) | 150 (59.0%) | 87 (69.4%) | <0.001 |
Persistent cough | 281 (48.9%) | 85 (33.4%) | 42 (33.3%) | 0.010 |
Known kidney dysfunction | 44 (7.7%) | 23 (9.1%) | 15 (12.3%) | 0.442 |
Poor health | 333 (58.00%) | 143 (56.3%) | 63 (50.1%) | 0.581 |
Poor health compared to 1 year ago | 320 (55.7%) | 114 (44.8%) | 46 (36.9%) | 0.033 |
COPDa | - | - | - | - |
Asthma | 244 (42.6%) | 62 (24.4%) | 19 (15.4%) | <0.001 |
Liver disease | 51 (8.9%) | 29 (11.0%) | 10 (7.9%) | 0.549 |
Trouble sleeping | 459 (79.9%) | 194 (76.3%) | 85 (67.9%) | 0.213 |
Resting HR (beats/min) | 70.35 (1.17) | 71.08 (1.25) | 65.55 (0.66) | <0.001 |
Systolic BP (mmHg) | 114.53 (2.76) | 120.11 (1.90) | 125.97 (1.27) | <0.001 |
Diastolic BP (mmHg) | 74.52 (1.87) | 73.42 (1.04) | 68.48 (0.60) | <0.001 |
eGFR (ml/min) | 108.62 (2.31) | 94.16 (1.30) | 76.13 (2.15) | <0.001 |
Albumin (g/L) | 45.26 (0.83) | 44.20 (0.35) | 43.33 (0.29) | <0.001 |
Haemoglobin (g/L) | 142.82 (2.44) | 142.02 (0.95) | 135.73 (1.70) | <0.001 |
Calcium (mmol/L) | 2.44 (0.02) | 2.43 (0.01) | 2.42 (0.01) | 0.023 |
Phosphate (mmol/L) | 1.31 (0.03) | 1.30 (0.02) | 1.24 (0.01) | <0.001 |
RBC count (10–12/L) | 4.71 (0.13) | 4.69 (0.08) | 4.43 (0.05) | <0.001 |
RBC distribution width (%) | 13.33 (0.19) | 13.27 (0.18) | 13.54 (0.09) | 0.043 |
Aspartate Aminotransferase (U/L) | 37.09 (2.52) | 34.68 (1.67) | 30.47 (0.87) | <0.001 |
HbA1C (%) | 6.12% (0.15%) | 6.6% (0.15%) | 6.5% (0.08%) | <0.001 |
Plasma glucose (mmol/L) | 5.97 (0.32) | 6.52 (0.25) | 6.50 (0.19) | 0.037 |