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Table 1 Background characteristics, self-management abilities, and frailty in community-dwelling older people in poor and good health

From: Self-management abilities and frailty are important for healthy aging among community-dwelling older people; a cross-sectional study

Characteristic

Total

Good health

Poor health

χ 2

t

p

 

N = 855

N = 480 (56.1%)

N = 375 (43.9%)

   

Female

57.1

55.9

58.7

.6

 

.444

Age [years; mean (SD)]

77.9 (6.0)

77.2 (6.0)

78.8 (6.0)

 

3.967

≤.000

Low educational level

27.6

19.0

38.4

21.6

 

≤.000

Married

40.7

46.3

33.6

14.0

 

≤.000

Self-management abilities

3.8 (.8)

4.1 (.7)

3.5 (.8)

 

-10.615

≤.000

Frailty

4.9 (3.2)

3.3 (2.3)

6.9 (2.9)

 

18.997

≤.000

  1. Data are expressed as percentages unless otherwise noted.
  2. SD, standard deviation.