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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the sample (N = 196)

From: Concordances and differences between a unidimensional and multidimensional assessment of frailty: a cross-sectional study

 

Mean (SD)

N (%)

Age

72.74 (8.04)

 

Gender

 Male

 

96 (48.98)

 Female

 

100 (51.02)

Marital status

 Married

 

61 (31.12)

 Never married

 

14 (7.14)

 Divorced

 

42 (21.43)

 Cohabited

 

26 (13.27)

 Widow(ed)

 

53 (27.04)

Highest level of education

 No/primary

 

8 (4.10)

 Lower secondary

 

58 (29.74)

 Higher secondary

 

77 (39.49)

 Higher education

 

52 (26.67)

Relocated past 10 years

 Yes

 

97 (49.49)

 No

 

99 (50.51)

Origine (country of birth)

 Belgium

 

176 (89.80)

 Other

 

20 (10.20)

Net Income in Euro’s

 500–999

 

10 (6.13)

 1000–1499

 

63 (38.65)

 1500–1999

 

32 (19.63)

 2000+

 

58 (35.58)

Fried Phenotype (unidimensional)

 Not-frail

 

46 (23.59)

 Pre-frail

 

111 (56.92)

 Frail

 

38 (19.49)

CFAIa (multidimensional)

 No-low frail

 

86 (44.33)

 Mild frail

 

73 (37.63)

 High frail

 

35 (18.04)

  1. aCFAI Comprehensive Frailty Assessment Instrument