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Table 1 Sample Characteristics (Baseline, n = 116)

From: Higher baseline resting metabolic rate is associated with 1-year frailty decline among older adults residing in an urban area

 

Non Frail (n = 46)

Pre Frail (n = 62)

Frail (n = 8)

p-value1

Age (mean, SD, median, IQR)

72.0 (5.8, 70.59, 67.5–75.5)

73.4 (5.9, 71.4, 69.6–76.5)

72.9 (3.6, 75.3, 70.2–75.9)

0.25

Female (n)

37

51

7

0.89

<High School (n)

1

2

0

0.84

African-American (n)

32

55

8

0.02

Monthly Individual Income (n)

    

<$2000/month

$2000–3999/month

$4000–5999/month

$6000+

Missing

19

12

3

7

5

32

21

7

1

1

4

3

1

0

0

0.07

Charlson Score (mean, SD, median, IQR)

0.5 (0.9, 0, 0–1)

1.3 (1.6, 1, 0–2)

2.3 (1.2, 2, 2–3)

0.002

Polypharmacy (n)

    

< 5 meds

≥ 5 meds

Missing

35

10

1

35

23

4

4

4

0

0.19

Montreal Cognitive Assessment

(mean, SD, median, IQR)

26.0 (2.3, 26, 25–28)

25.5 (2.7, 26, 24–27)

24.5 (2.9, 25.5, 22-26.5)

0.42

Body Composition:

    

Fat-Free mass (%, mean, SD, median, IQR)

Fat-free mass (kg, mean, SD, median, IQR)

Fat mass (kg, mean, SD, median, IQR)

58.0 (7.8, 58.0, 53.1–63.7)

45.4 (9.6, 43.1, 37.8–50.9)

33.4 (12.6, 31.6, 25.2–38.2)

57.3 (9.1, 55.1, 50.3–62.0)

44.0 (7.9, 42.6, 39.1–46.8)

33.7 (10.5, 34.2, 27.2–39.7)

55.2 (10.6, 52.6, 46.8–62.4)

47.9 (8.7, 45.7, 41.3–51.1)

42.1 (19.3, 39.8, 25.9–61.0)

0.43

0.44

0.52

Resting Metabolic Rate

(kcal/day, mean, SD, median IQR)

1292 (205, 1285, 1135–1392)

1262 (200, 1285, 1144–1391)

1298 (170, 1215, 1173–1419)

0.77

  1. 1p-values from Kruskal-Wallis test (continuous measures) or chi-square test (categorical measures)