Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics and clinical parameters of participants distributed according to the Fried frailty scale, n = 347
Non-frail | Pre-frail | Frail | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
n = 34 (9.8%) | n = 197 (56.8%) | n = 116 (33.4%) | ||
Age (%) | 0.003 | |||
60–69 years | 52.9 | 59.4* | 43.1 | |
70–79 years | 47.1* | 28.4 | 37.1 | |
> 80 years | 0.0 | 12.2 | 19.8* | |
Sex (Men/women, %) | 20.6/79.4* | 43.1*/56.9 | 51.7*/48.3 | 0.005 |
Schooling (%) | 0.161 | |||
0 years | 0.0 | 1.5 | 4.3 | |
1–4 years | 76.9 | 72.8 | 82.6 | |
> 5 years | 23.1 | 25.7 | 13.1 | |
Ethnicity (White/non-white, %) | 44.1/55.9 | 39.5/50.5 | 43.9/56.1 | 0.700 |
Global Cognitive State-MMSE (%) | 0.132 | |||
Without cognitive impairment | 58.8 | 60.7 | 49.1 | |
With cognitive impairment | 41.2 | 39.3 | 50.9 | |
Depressive Symptoms-GSD (%) | 11.8 | 31.1* | 40.5* | 0.006 |
Physically Active Enough-IPAQ score (%) | 73.5 | 61.9 | 29.3* | < 0.001 |
Medications (%) | 0.388 | |||
0–5 medications | 75.0 | 67.8 | 62.3 | |
> 6 medications | 25.0 | 32.2 | 37.7 | |
Body Mass Index | 29.5 ± 6.5 | 28.6 ± 5.9 | 28.2 ± 6.1 | 0.906 |
Marital status (With/without partner, %) | 64.7/35.3 | 59.7/40.3 | 52.6/47.4 | 0.325 |
Per capita income | 280.4 ± 151.3 | 239.2 ± 127.7 | 220.3 ± 126.5 | 0.169 |