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Table 7 Mean (sd) of FI/LE ratio in different areas by age and gender

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

 

Mean (sd) of FI/LE ratio

 

Beijing urban (1)

Beijing rural (2)a

Hong Kong (3)a

Male

   

 65–74

0.18 (0.11)

0.13 (0.07)1

0.15 (0.09)1,2

 75–84

0.23 (0.13)

0.15 (0.16)1

0.19 (0.15)1,2

 85+

0.24 (0.14)

0.17 (0.12)

0.22 (0.18)

Female

   

 65–74

0.21 (0.11)

0.15 (0.09)1

0.20 (0.10)1,2

 75–84

0.25 (0.12)

0.19 (0.10)1

0.24 (0.13)2

 85+

0.28 (0.14)

0.24 (0.12)

0.27 (0.14)

Total

   

 65–74

0.20 (0.11)

0.14 (0.08)1

0.17 (0.10)1,2

 75–84

0.24 (0.13)

0.17 (0.14)1

0.21 (0.14)1,2

 85+

0.26 (0.14)

0.20 (0.18)

0.24 (0.16)

  1. FI frailty index, LE life expectancy
  2. aFI/LE 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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BMC Geriatrics

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