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Table 1 Baseline characteristics comparison between the two groups of patients (N = 385)

From: Development and validation of the FRAGIRE tool for assessment an older person’s risk for frailty

Characteristics

Total

N (%)

Not-helped

N (%)

Helped

N (%)

P-value

Overall population

385

47 (12.2)

338 (87.8)

 

Population after exclusion of patients with a GIR score of 4

383

47

336

 

Age

 Mean ± SD (range)

81.9 ± 5.89 (63–94)

80.46 ± 4.87 (70–93)

82.11 ± 5.99 (63–94)

 

 Missing

2

0

2

 

Sex

 Male

65 (16.88)

11 (23.4)

54 (16.0)

0.2

 Female

320 (83.12)

36 (76.6)

284 (84.0)

 

GIR score

 5

74 (19.2)

2 (4.3)

72 (21.3)

0.001

 6

200 (52.0)

34 (72.3)

166 (49.1)

 

 Missing

111 (28.8)

11 (23.4)

100 (29.6)

 

Marital status

 Single

25 (6.5)

2 (4.3)

23 (6.8)

0.001

 Married

110 (28.6)

26 (55.3)

84 (24.8)

 

 Separated/Divorced

35 (9.1)

3 (6.4)

32 (9.5)

 

 Widow

212 (55.1)

16 (34.0)

196 (58.0)

 

 Missing

3 (0.7)

0

3 (0.9)

 

Education

 Primary school

260 (67.5)

22 (46.8)

238 (70.4)

0.002

 High school

49 (12.7)

10 (21.3)

39 (11.5)

 

 Vocational education

8 (2.1)

4 (8.5)

4 (1.2)

 

 High school plus 2 years of higher education

5 (1.3)

0

5 (1.5)

 

 Higher education

0

0

0

 

 Unknown education level

6 (1.6)

0

6 (1.8)

 

 Missing

57 (14.8)

11 (23.4)

46 (13.6)

 

Socio-professional category

 Farmer

37 (9.6)

0

37 (11.0)

0.04

 Artisans, merchants and business leader

23 (6.0)

2 (4.3)

21 (6.2)

 

 Managers and intellectual professions

7 (1.8)

1 (2.1)

6 (1.8)

 

 Middle-level occupations

24 (6.2)

4 (8.5)

20 (5.9)

 

 Employees

155 (40.3)

21 (44.7)

134 (39.6)

 

 Laborers

107 (27.8)

15 (31.9)

92 (27.2)

 

 Without occupational activity

18 (4.7)

4 (8.5)

14 (4.1)

 

 Unclassifiable

2 (0.5)

0

2 (0.6)

 

 Missing

12 (3.1)

0

12 (3.6)

 

Department of residence

 Côte d'Or

45 (11.7)

8 (17.0)

37 (10.9)

0.002

 Doubs

57 (14.8)

9 (19.1)

48 (14.2)

 

 Jura

67 (17.4)

6 (12.8)

61 (18.1)

 

 Nièvre

23 (6.0)

10 (21.3)

13 (3.8)

 

 Haute Saône

52 (13.5)

3 (6.3)

49 (14.5)

 

 Saône et Loire

95 (24.7)

7 (14.9)

88 (26.0)

 

 Yonne

32 (8.3)

2 (4.3)

30 (8.9)

 

 Territoire de Belfort

10 (2.6)

2 (4.3)

8 (2.4)

 

 Missing

4 (1.0)

0

4 (1.2)

 

Region of residence

    

 Bourgogne

195 (50.6)

27 (57.4)

168 (49.7)

0.38

 Franche Comté

186 (48.3)

20 (42.6)

166 (49.1)

 

 Missing

4 (1.0)

0

4 (1.2)

 
  1. GIR Iso-Resource Groups score