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Table 3 Health characteristics of subjects with and without stroke, MMSE < 18, or a history of Parkinson’s disease or cancer

From: Do commonly used frailty models predict mortality, loss of autonomy and mental decline in older adults in northwestern Russia? A prospective cohort study

Characteristic

Without n = 471 (77.1)

With n = 140 (22.9)

Demographic

  

Sex

  

 Male, n (%)

127 (27.0)

97 (69.3)

Age (years), mean ± SD

77.3 ± 5.8

79.4 ± 6.3

Mortality**

109 (23.1)

56 (40.0)

Medical problems

  

Cardiovascular diseases, n (%):

 Coronary artery disease

371 (78.8)

113 (80.7)

 Myocardial infarction

52 (11.0)

25 (17.9)

 Arterial fibrillation

147 (31.2)

37 (26.4)

Multimorbidity, n (%)**:

  

 0–3

418 (88.7)

108 (77.1)

 4–5

51 (10.8)

29 (20.7)

 6–10

2 (0.4)

3 (2.1)

BMI (kg/m2), mean ± SD

28.9 ± 5.0

27.4 ± 4.5

MNA**

  

  < 17 “Malnourished”

4 (0.8)

7 (5.0)

 17–23.5 “At risk of malnutrition”

79 (16.8)

27 (19.3)

  > 23.5 “Normal nutritional status”

388 (82.4)

106 (75.7)

 GDS-15 score >5, n (%)**

142 (30.1)

67 (47.9)

 SPBB score, mean ± SD

8 ± 3.2

7 ± 3.6

 Anemia, n (%)

90 (19.1)

27 (19.3)

 FEV1 < LLN, n (%)

70 (14.9)

19 (13.6)

 eGFR (MDRD) <60 mL/min/1.73 m2, n (%)

82 (17.4)

33 (23.6)

Components of the Fried model

  

 Weight loss, n (%)

61 (13.0)

24 (17.1)

 Weakness, n (%)**

81 (17.2)

41 (29.3)

 Poor endurance and energy, n (%)**

288 (61.1)

99 (70.7)

 Slowness, n (%)

115 (24.4)

32 (22.9)

 Low physical activity level, n (%)

191 (40.6)

83 (59.3)

Frailty categories according to Fried model, n (%)**

  

 Robust

72 (15.6)

19 (14.0)

 Pre-frail

299 (64.9)

72 (52.9)

 Frail

90 (19.5)

45 (33.1)

Components of Puts model (Index)

  

 Low body weight, n (%)

59 (12.6)

23 (16.5)

 Low peak expiratory flow, n (%)

86 (18.5)

31 (22.3)

 Poor cognition, n (%)

134 (28.5)

77 (55.0)

 Vision problem, n (%)

170 (36.1)

57 (40.7)

 Hearing problem, n (%)

125 (26.5)

37 (26.4)

 Incontinence, n (%)

190 (40.3)

60 (42.9)

 Low mastery, n (%)

99 (21.3)

32 (23.9)

 Depressive symptoms, n (%)**

200 (42.5)

82 (58.6)

 Comorbidity, n (%)**

135 (28.7)

71 (50.7)

Frailty categories according to Puts model, n (%)**

  

 Robust

74 (16.1)

8 (6.0)

 Pre–frail

175 (38.1)

40 (30.1)

 Frail

210 (45.8)

85 (63.9)

Categories of frailty according to Steverink-Slaets model, n (%)**

 

 Robust

213 (45.6)

45 (32,4)

 Pre–frail

116 (24.8)

34 (24.5)

 Frail

138 (29.6)

60 (43.2)

  1. Differences between the groups of participants were compared using Student’s t test (for continuous variables) or chi-squared tests (for categorical variables)
  2. BMI body mass index, MNA mini nutritional assessment, GDS-15 geriatric depression scale 15 items, SPPB short physical performance battery, FEV1 forced expiratory volume in 1 s, LLN lower limit of normal, MDRD The Modification of Diet in Renal Disease formula
  3. **p < 0.05