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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the study participants according to the baseline number of IC impaired domains. (N = 808)

From: Associations between transitions of intrinsic capacity and frailty status, and 3-year disability

Variables

Total

0 ICI

1 ICI

 ≥ 2 ICI

P value

Number of participants (%)

808

201(24.9)

306(37.9)

301(37.2)

 

Age(years), mean (SD)

67.8(5.1)

66.0(3.8)

67.8(5.0)

69.0(5.7)

 < 0.001

Female, n (%)

481(59.5)

116(57.7)

179(58.5)

186(61.9)

0.59

Han ethnicity, n (%)

431(53.3)

98(48.8)

170(55.6)

163(54.2)

 < 0.30

Marital status, n (%)

    

 < 0.51

  Married

655(81.1)

164(81.6)

253(82.7)

238(79.1)

  Divorced/widowed/single

153(18.9)

37(18.4)

53(17.3)

63(20.9)

Education, n (%)

    

 < 0.001

  Illiterate

278(34.4)

49(24.4)

100(32.7)

129(42.9)

  Elementary school

378(46.8)

101(50.2)

147(48.0)

130(43.2)

  Middle school

132(16.3)

47(23.4)

51(16.7)

34(11.3)

  High school or higher

20(2.5)

4(2.0)

8(2.6)

8(2.7)

Smoking history, n (%)

148(18.3)

38(19.0)

55(18.0)

55(18.3)

0.96

Drinking, n (%)

240(29.7)

73(36.3)

84(27.5)

83(27.6)

0.061

Number of Chronic diseases, n (%)

    

0.39

  0

480(59.4)

127(63.2)

186(60.8)

167(55.5)

  1

200(24.8)

47(23.4)

75(24.5)

78(25.9)

  ≥ 2

128(15.8)

27(13.4)

45(14.7)

56(18.6)

Frailty, n (%)

    

 < 0.001

Robust

434(53.7)

145(72.1)

174(56.9)

115(38.2)

 

Pre-frail

353(43.7)

56(27.9)

127(41.5)

170(56.5)

 

Frail

21(2.6)

0(0)

5(1.6)

16(5.3)

 

ADL disability, n (%)

74(9.2)

11(5.5)

23(7.5))

40(13.3)

0.005

IADL disability, n (%)

167(20.7)

25(12.4)

61(19.9)

81(26.9)

 < 0.001

Impaired cognition, n (%)

92(11.4)

/

19(6.2)

73(24.3)

 < 0.001

Impaired locomotion, n (%)

295(36.5)

/

97(31.7)

198(65.8)

 < 0.001

Impaired sensory, n (%)

360(44.6)

/

133(43.5)

227(75.4)

 < 0.001

Impaired psychological, n(%)

137(17.0)

/

32(10.5)

105(34.9)

 < 0.001

Impaired vitality, n (%)

157(19.4)

/

25(8.2)

132(43.9)

 < 0.001

  1. IC Intrinsic capacity, ICI Intrinsic capacity impairment, ADL Activity of daily living, IADL Instrumental activity of daily living