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Table 4 Standardized prevalence of frailty index

From: Low physical activity is the strongest factor associated with frailty phenotype and frailty index: data from baseline phase of Birjand Longitudinal Aging Study (BLAS)

 

Robust

Pre-Frail

Frail

Proportion %

95% CI

Proportion %

95% CI

Proportion %

95% CI

Total participants

18.8

16.1–21.8%

57.1

52.1–62.1%

23.9

19.5–29%

 

Sex

Female

4.8

3.5–6.6%

60.2

52.6–67.4%

34.9

27.9–42.6%

Male

33.4

28.3–38.9%

54.1

47.7–60.3%

12.4

8.2–18.3%

 

Age groups

60–69

36.7

33.4–40%

58

54.6–61.4%

5.2

3.9–6.9%

70–79

25.4

21.4–29.8%

58.7

53.9–63.4%

15.8

12.5–19.7%

+ 80

12

8.4–16.9%

56.3

48.3–64%

31.6

24.4–39.7%

 

Age groups female

F (60–69)

19.9

16.6–23.7%

70.4

66.2–74.4%

9.6

7.2–12.6%

F (70–79)

4.4

2.4–7.9%

69

62.3–75%

26.5

20.9–33%

F (+ 80)

1.5

0.4–5.9%

54.3

42.4–65.7%

44.1

32.7–56.1%

Age groups male

M (60–69)

54.3

49.1–59.4%

44.9

39.9–50.1%

0.6

0.1–2.6%

M (70–79)

45.7

39–52.6%

48.8

41.9–55.7%

5.4

2.8–10%

M (+ 80)

23.5

16.4–32.6%

58.3

48.2–67.8%

1.8

11.3–27.5%

 

Living area

Urban region

18.1

15.4–21.2%

55.4

50–60.7%

26.3

21.5–31.8%

Rural region

23.2

15.3–33.5%

70.5

58.5–80.1%

6.2

1–18.3%

 

WHO BMI categorization

Low body weight

24.2

15–36.5%

58.5

42.3–73.1%

17.2

7.7–34.2%

Ideal body weight

20.9

17.2–25.2%

58.7

52–65.1%

20.2

14.8–27%

Overweight

20.7

15.3–27.3%

56.4

45.9–66.3%

22.9

14.6–33.9%

Obese

7.2

5.2–9.9%

49.9

34.5–65.2%

42.8

28.2–58.8%

  1. CI confidence interval, BMI body mass index.
  2. Note: Standardized for WHO population 2000-2025