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Table 1 General characteristics of the study population (baseline 2006→2008)

From: Frailty transition and depression among community-dwelling older adults: the Korean Longitudinal Study of Aging (2006–2020)

Variables

Center of Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale, 10-item version (CES-D-10)

Men

Women

Total

< 4

≥ 4

Total

< 4

≥ 4

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

Total N = 2256

1256

100.0

1146

91.2

110

8.8

1000

100.0

854

85.4

146

14.6

Frailty status

 Non-frail → Non-frail

1112

88.5

1051

94.5

61

5.5

847

84.7

765

90.3

82

9.7

 Non-frail → Frail

84

6.7

51

60.7

33

39.3

88

8.8

36

40.9

52

59.1

 Frail → Frail

20

1.6

11

55.0

9

45.0

25

2.5

14

56.0

11

44.0

 Frail → Non-frail

40

3.2

33

82.5

7

17.5

40

4.0

39

97.5

1

2.5

Age

 60–69

661

52.6

620

93.8

41

6.2

576

57.6

513

89.1

63

10.9

 70–79

497

39.6

447

89.9

50

10.1

373

37.3

305

81.8

68

18.2

 ≥ 80

98

7.8

79

80.6

19

19.4

51

5.1

36

70.6

15

29.4

Region

 Urban area

543

43.2

504

92.8

39

7.2

471

47.1

408

86.6

63

13.4

 Rural area

713

56.8

642

90.0

71

10.0

529

52.9

446

84.3

83

15.7

Educational level

 Middle school or below

490

39.0

436

89.0

54

11.0

674

67.4

566

84.0

108

16.0

 High school or above

766

61.0

710

92.7

56

7.3

326

32.6

288

88.3

38

11.7

Occupational status

 Working

529

42.1

499

94.3

30

5.7

174

17.4

157

90.2

17

9.8

 Non-working

727

57.9

647

89.0

80

11.0

826

82.6

697

84.4

129

15.6

Marital status

 Married

1164

92.7

1068

91.8

96

8.2

644

64.4

558

86.6

86

13.4

 Not married

92

7.3

78

84.8

14

15.2

356

35.6

296

83.1

60

16.9

Household income

 Quartile 1 (low)

472

37.6

409

86.7

63

13.3

440

44.0

370

84.1

70

15.9

 Quartile 2

379

30.2

355

93.7

24

6.3

276

27.6

250

90.6

26

9.4

 Quartile 3

240

19.1

227

94.6

13

5.4

159

15.9

130

81.8

29

18.2

 Quartile 4 (high)

165

13.1

155

93.9

10

6.1

125

12.5

104

83.2

21

16.8

Chronic disease

 0

593

47.2

545

91.9

48

8.1

439

43.9

393

89.5

46

10.5

 1

447

35.6

404

90.4

43

9.6

378

37.8

311

82.3

67

17.7

 2 or more

216

17.2

197

91.2

19

8.8

183

18.3

150

82.0

33

18.0

ADL

 Normal

1239

98.6

1138

91.8

101

8.2

989

98.9

849

85.8

140

14.2

 Abnormal

17

1.4

8

47.1

9

52.9

11

1.1

5

45.5

6

54.5

IADL

 Normal

1103

87.8

1020

92.5

83

7.5

950

95.0

818

86.1

132

13.9

 Abnormal

153

12.2

126

82.4

27

17.6

50

5.0

36

72.0

14

28.0

MMSE

 ≥ 24

1088

86.6

1017

93.5

71

6.5

751

75.1

671

89.3

80

10.7

 < 24

168

13.4

129

76.8

39

23.2

249

24.9

183

73.5

66

26.5

Smoking status

 Non-smoker

491

39.1

455

92.7

36

7.3

977

97.7

838

85.8

139

14.2

 Smoker

765

60.9

691

90.3

74

9.7

23

2.3

16

69.6

7

30.4

BMI

 Normal

1188

94.6

1087

91.5

101

8.5

932

93.2

806

86.5

126

13.5

 Abnormal

68

5.4

59

86.8

9

13.2

68

6.8

48

70.6

20

29.4

Satisfaction of Life

 Bad

161

12.8

132

82.0

29

18.0

150

15.0

101

67.3

49

32.7

 Normal

777

61.9

709

91.2

68

8.8

602

60.2

520

86.4

82

13.6

 Good

318

25.3

305

95.9

13

4.1

248

24.8

233

94.0

15

6.0