Table 3 Associations between the variables of the social dimension of the proposed multidimensional frailty model and the physical phenotype categories. The Frailty in Brazilian Older People Study (FIBRA-BR), 2009–2010
Social dimension | Physical phenotype categories | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Non-frail n (%) | Pre-frail n (%) | Frail n (%) | p-value | |
Living alone | ||||
No | 700 (88.9) | 948 (86.2) | 160 (86.0) | 0.182 |
Yes | 87 (11.1) | 152 (13.8) | 26 (14.0) | |
Total | 787 | 1100 | 186 | |
Having someone who could help when needed | ||||
Yes | 880 (89.3) | 1082 (87.9) | 181 (90.0) | 0.460 |
No | 105 (10.7) | 149 (12.1) | 20 (10.0) | |
Total | 985 | 1231 | 201 | |
Visiting others | ||||
Still does | 796 (80.2) | 917 (73.5) | 112 (55.7) | < 0.001 |
Never/not anymore | 197 (19.8) | 330 (26.5) | 89 (44.3) | |
Total | 993 | 1247 | 201 | |
Receiving visitors | ||||
Still does | 948 (95.5) | 1169 (93.7) | 178 (88.6) | 0.001 |
Never/not anymore | 45 (4.5) | 78 (6.3) | 23 (11.4) | |
Total | 993 | 1247 | 201 | |