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Table 1 The characteristics of non-frail and frail

From: Calf circumference predicts frailty in older adults: the Chinese longitudinal healthy longevity survey

Characteristics

non-Frailty (n = 874)

frailty (n = 342)

statistics

p

Age, mean (SD), years

79.65 ± 10.05

93.15 ± 8.59

t = − 23.46

<0.001

Sex, n (%)

  

χ2 = 78.28

<0.001

 male

497 (56.9%)

98 (28.7%)

  

 female

377 (43.1%)

244 (71.3%)

  

Smoke, n (%)

185 (21.2%)

27 (7.9%)

χ2 = 30.08

<0.001

Alcohol n (%)

171 (19.6%)

33 (9.6%)

χ2 = 17.31

<0.001

Exercise, n (%)

176 (20.1%)

29 (8.5%)

χ2 = 23.83

<0.001

Education, n (%)

448 (51.3%)

66 (19.3%)

χ2 = 102.90

<0.001

Financial status,n (%)

756 (86.5%)

286 (83.6%)

χ2 = 1.66

0.203

BMI,mean (SD), cm

22.30 ± 3.26

20.90 ± 4.01

t = 5.66

<0.001

WC, mean (SD), cm

82.22 ± 9.50

81.50 ± 10.10

t = 1.13

0.257

Alb, mean (SD), g/L

43.48 ± 3.27

41.11 ± 4.02

t = 9,73

<0.001

Hb, mean (SD), g/L

130.42 ± 17.43

120.83 ± 18.41

t = 8.49

<0.001

Vit D3

44.26 ± 19.46

34.61 ± 17.90

t = 8.24

<0.001

Vit B12

425.10 ± 196.75

402.80 ± 195.80

t = 1.78

0.075

CHOL, mean (SD), mmol/L

4.80 ± 1.01

4.80 ± 0.97

t = −0.101

0.920

HDL-C, mean (SD), mmol/L

1.42 ± 0.37

1.40 ± 0.37

t = 0.981

0.327

TG, mean (SD), mmol/L

1.31 ± 0.83

1.20 ± 0.63

t = 2.47

0.014

NLR, mean (SD)

2.37 ± 1.19

2.49 ± 1.34

t = −1.51

0.131

HS-CRP, mean (SD), mg/l

2.36 ± 5.01

3.62 ± 6.77

t = −3.11

0.002