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Table 6 Prevalence of frailtya in different areas by age and gender

From: Prevalence of frailty and contributory factors in three Chinese populations with different socioeconomic and healthcare characteristics

 

Prevalence %

 

Beijing urban (1)

Beijing rural (2)b

Hong Kong (3)b

Male

   

 65–74

108 (8.88 %)

4 (1.29 %)1

99 (7.36 %)2

 75–84

202 (18.33 %)

6 (7.19 %)1

90 (15.80 %)2

 85+

22 (19.30 %)

0 (0 %)

9 (21.40 %)

Female

   

 65–74

342 (14.89 %)

24 (6.59 %)1

223 (17.61 %)1,2

 75–84

362 (24.69 %)

16 (12.62 %)1

164 (27.12 %)2

 85+

41 (32.80 %)

1 (33.33 %)

20 (34.39 %)

Total

   

 65–74

450 (12.81 %)

28 (4.53 %)1

322 (12.91 %)2

 75–84

564 (21.96 %)

22 (10.05 %)1

254 (20.94 %)2

 85+

63 (26.36 %)

1 (13.84 %)

29 (26.69 %)

  1. aFrailty index ≥ 0.25
  2. bpercentage in Beijing rural and Hong Kong is standardized using 5-year interval of Beijing urban population
  3. 1 p-value < 0.05, comparing Beijing rural (2) or Hong Kong (3) with Beijing urban (1)
  4. 2 p-value < 0.05, comparing Hong Kong (3) with Beijing rural (2)
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