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Table 1 Characteristic of the study population in NHANES 2007–2016

From: L-shaped association of serum α-Klotho and frailty among the middle-aged and older adults: results from NHANES 2007–2016

Variables

Total

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

P value

N (%)

7052 (100)

1763 (25.00)

1764 (25.01)

1762 (24.99)

1763 (25.00)

 

Age (years)

62.76 ± 0.18

63.92 ± 0.29

62.43 ± 0.32

62.61 ± 0.30

62.09 ± 0.33

< 0.0001*

Sex (%)

     

0.01*

 Female

3600 (51.05)

852 (51.87)

833 (49.59)

928 (54.55)

987 (57.67)

 

 Male

3452 (48.95)

911 (48.13)

931 (50.41)

834 (45.45)

776 (42.33)

 

Ethnicity/Race (%)

     

0.003*

 Non-Hispanic White

3378 (47.90)

875 (77.71)

904 (79.41)

858 (77.76)

741 (73.98)

 

 Non-Hispanic Black

1442 (20.45)

370 (9.19)

321 (7.51)

307 (7.33)

444 (11.21)

 

 Mexican American

952 (13.50)

238 (4.53)

232 (4.41)

243 (4.96)

239 (5.06)

 

 Other

1280 (18.15)

280 (8.58)

307 (8.67)

354 (9.95)

339 (9.75)

 

Education (%)

     

0.04*

 Less than high school

1020 (14.46)

254 (6.53)

260 (6.35)

248 (6.68)

258 (7.32)

 

 High school or equivalent

2737 (38.81)

728 (39.37)

658 (33.75)

684 (33.79)

667 (33.43)

 

 College or above

3295 (46.72)

781 (54.10)

846 (59.90)

830 (59.54)

838 (59.25)

 

Smoke Status (%)

     

0.04*

 Never

3192 (45.26)

725 (41.47)

757 (44.19)

831 (46.18)

879 (48.78)

 

 Former

2464 (34.94)

661 (38.84)

646 (37.79)

602 (35.79)

555 (32.12)

 

 Now

1396 (19.80)

377 (19.69)

361 (18.02)

329 (18.03)

329 (19.10)

 

Alcohol Use (%)

     

0.004*

 Never

1105 (15.67)

220 (9.26)

285 (13.41)

275 (11.59)

325 (13.73)

 

 Mild

2474 (35.08)

610 (39.93)

607 (40.00)

651 (41.68)

606 (42.85)

 

 Moderate

810 (11.49)

224 (14.94)

207 (13.30)

199 (13.51)

180 (11.10)

 

 Heavy

797 (11.30)

219 (11.47)

216 (12.37)

200 (11.84)

162 (7.66)

 

 Former

1866 (26.46)

490 (24.40)

449 (20.91)

437 (21.38)

490 (24.64)

 

Frailty (%)

     

0.004*

 Non-Frailty

4498 (63.78)

1017 (63.86)

1155 (70.68)

1188 (70.77)

1138 (69.08)

 

 Frailty

2554 (36.22)

746 (36.14)

609 (29.32)

574 (29.23)

625 (30.92)

 

Family income to poverty ratio (%)

     

0.5

 <1.3

2487 (35.27)

627 (21.80)

631 (21.99)

611 (21.24)

618 (23.63)

 

 1.3–3.5

2623 (37.20)

661 (37.55)

627 (34.55)

659 (36.57)

676 (36.88)

 

 ≥3.5

1942 (27.54)

475 (40.64)

506 (43.46)

492 (42.19)

469 (39.49)

 
  1. Note 1: N: number; Q1 (≤ 641.775), Q2 (641.775, 785.7), Q3 (785.7, 973.9), Q4 (> 973.9); * significantly difference