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Table 2 Associations between the variables of the physical dimension of the proposed multidimensional frailty model and the physical phenotype categories. The Frailty in Brazilian Older People Study (FIBRA-BR), 2009–2010

From: A multidimensional approach to frailty compared with physical phenotype in older Brazilian adults: data from the FIBRA-BR study

Physical dimension

Physical phenotype categories

 

Non-frail

n (%)

Pre-frail

n (%)

Frail

n (%)

p-value

Self-rated health

 Good

616 (62.0)

596 (47.9)

76 (37.8)

0.001

 Poor

377 (38.0)

649 (52.1)

125 (62.2)

 

 Total

993

1245

201

 

Hearing impairment

 No

762 (76.7)

916 (73.5)

153 (76.1)

0.190

 Yes

231 (23.3)

331 (26.5)

48 (23.9)

 

 Total

993

1247

201

 

Vision impairment

 No

128 (12.9)

153 (12.3)

24 (11.9)

0.880

 Yes

865 (87.1)

1094 (87.7)

177 (88.1)

 

 Total

993

1247

201

 

Urinary incontinence

 No

828 (83.4)

944 (75.8)

133 (66.2)

< 0.001

 Yes

165 (16.6)

302 (24.2)

68 (33.8)

 

 Total

993

1246

201

 

Fecal incontinence

 No

961 (96.8)

1184 (95.0)

191 (95.0)

0.109

 Yes

32 (3.2)

62 (5.0)

10 (5.0)

 

 Total

993

1246

201

 

Sleeping disorder

 No

548 (55.7)

689 (55.5)

106 (52.7)

0.735

 Yes

436 (44.3)

552 (44.5)

95 (47.3)

 

 Total

984

1241

201

 
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