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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the participants

From: Description of frail older people profiles according to four screening tools applied in primary care settings: a cross sectional analysis

 

Total

missing

N

865

 

Age, years; mean (SD)

78.2 (4.9)

4

Sex (female)

458 (53)

0

Education level

 

14

 Primary

689 (81)

 

 Secondary

56 (7)

 

 Higher

106 (12)

 

Income (≤€1200)

508 (62)

41

Tobacco consumption (non-smoker)

807 (94)

3

Body mass index >30 kg/m2

321 (37)

1

Low physical activity level

111 (13)

7

Visual impairments

130 (15)

1

Hearing impairments

167 (19)

1

Falls during the last year

256 (30)

3

Age-adjusted CCI; mean (SD)

4.5 (1.4)

4

Self-perceived health status

 

0

 Good

634 (73)

 

 Poor

231 (27)

 

Number of drugs; median (Q1, Q3)

5 (3,7)

1

Polypharmacy

595 (69)

1

  1. Data presented as frequencies (percentages), n (%), otherwise stated; N number of observations; CCI Charlson Comorbidity Index