Table 2 Characterization of the cluster of individuals and comparison between frail clusters
| Â | Cluster 1a | Cluster 2b | Cluster 3b | Cluster 4b | p-valuec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | 263 | 199 | 183 | 220 | Â |
Age, years; mean (SD) | 77.3 (4.6) | 78.9 (5.8) | 78.4 (4.7) | 78.2 (4.5) | 0.314 |
Sex (female) | 110 (42) | 137 (69) | 87 (47) | 124 (56) | <0.001 |
Income (≤€1200) | 132 (53) | 140 (74) | 109 (61) | 127 (62) | 0.012 |
Body mass index >30 kg/m2 | 84 (32) | 90 (45) | 56 (31) | 91 (42) | 0.010 |
Low physical activity level | 8 (3) | 63 (32) | 22 (12) | 18 (8) | <0.001 |
Visual impairments | 19 (7) | 47 (24) | 36 (20) | 28 (13) | 0.015 |
Hearing impairments | 37 (14) | 50 (25) | 42 (23) | 38 (17) | 0.136 |
Falls in the last year | 60 (23) | 85 (43) | 61 (33) | 50 (23) | <0.001 |
Age-adjusted CCI; mean (SD) | 4.1 (1.2) | 4.9 (1.4) | 4.8 (1.6) | 4.3 (1.3) | <0.001 |
Self-perceived health status | Â | Â | Â | Â | <0.001 |
 Good | 240 (91) | 90 (45) | 126 (69) | 178 (81) |  |
 Poor | 23 (9) | 109 (55) | 57 (31) | 42 (19) |  |
Number of drugs; median (Q1, Q3) | 4 (2,6) | 7 (5,9) | 6 (4,8) | 5 (3,6) | <0.001 |
Polypharmacy (≥4 drugs) | 146 (55) | 170 (86) | 141 (77) | 138 (63) | <0.001 |
Frailty | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
TUG (Frail) | 0 (0) | 199 (100) | 21 (11) | 108 (49) | <0.001 |
SPPB (Frail) | 0 (0) | 199 (100) | 78 (43) | 203 (92) | <0.001 |
TFI (Frail) | 0 (0) | 138 (69) | 110 (61) | 0 (0) | <0.001 |
GFST (Frail) | 0 (0) | 143 (73) | 119 (65) | 0 (0) | <0.001 |