From: Factors associated with frailty in primary care: a prospective cohort study
Adverse event | ||||
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Baseline variables | Total (N = 215) | Yes (n = 50) | No (n = 119) | p-value |
Age; mean (SD) | 79.4 (4.1) | 81.7 (4.6) | 78.4 (3.5) | <0.001 |
Sex: Female | 136 (63) | 32 (64) | 76 (64) | 0.987 |
Able to read and write | 205 (95) | 47 (94) | 114 (96) | 0.695 |
Living with spouse of family member | 162 (75) | 35 (70) | 88 (74) | 0.599 |
Weight loss in the last yearb | 18 (8) | 6 (12) | 5 (4) | 0.085 |
Low level of physical activity | 22 (10) | 11 (22) | 6 (5) | 0.001 |
Polipharmacy | 131 (61) | 41 (82) | 65 (55) | 0.001 |
Fall in the previous year | 52 (24) | 12 (24) | 30 (25) | 0.868 |
Hospital admission in the previous year | 36 (17) | 13 (26) | 13 (11) | 0.013 |
Self-perceived health | ||||
Good/very good | 136 (63) | 26 (52) | 91 (77) | 0.003 |
Fair | 73 (34) | 23 (46) | 26 (22) | |
Poor/very poor | 7 (3) | 1 (2) | 2 (1) | |
Social risk (Gijon); median (Q1, Q3) | 10 (9, 12) | 10 (8, 12) | 10 (9, 12) | 0.442 |
Comorbidity: Yes | 153 (72) | 35 (70) | 62 (52) | 0.032 |
Presence of health problems a | ||||
Body mass index >30 kg/m2 | 63 (29) | 18 (36) | 33 (28) | 0.285 |
Musculoskeletal disorders | 52 (24) | 17 (34) | 21 (18) | 0.020 |
Diabetes under treatment | 37 (17) | 8 (16) | 23 (19) | 0.610 |
Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseb | 12 (6) | 6 (12) | 1 (1) | 0.003 |
Visual deficit b | 8 (4) | 3 (6) | 2 (1) | 0.154 |
Auditory deficit b | 6 (3) | 1 (2) | 4 (4) | 1.000 |