Table 2 Single factor analysis of social frailty of older adults (n = 295)

Gender

 Male

46.10

136

2.13 ± 1.59

0.423

0.672

 Female

53.90

159

2.06 ± 1.48

Age

 60–74

59.66

176

1.88 ± 1.41^c

7.544

**

 75–89

35.59

105

2.28 ± 1.63^b

 90 or older

4.75

14

3.36 ± 1.60^a

Educational level

 Primary and below

33.56

99

2.58 ± 1.59^a

6.731

***

 Middle school

42.03

124

1.91 ± 1.40^b

 Tertiary education

14.24

42

2.02 ± 1.65^ab

 Undergraduate and above

10.17

30

1.33 ± 1.21^b

Type of work

 Physical labor

43.39

128

2.31 ± 1.46^a

3.198

*

 Mental labor

28.47

84

1.77 ± 1.37^b

 Both

28.14

83

2.07 ± 1.73^ab

Marital status

 Married

81.02

239

1.92 ± 1.46^c

8.033

***

 Singlehood

2.03

6

2.67 ± 1.86^abc

 Widowed

14.58

43

2.58 ± 1.59^b

 Divorce

2.37

7

4.29 ± 1.11^a

Habitation

 Solitude

11.86

35

2.91 ± 1.60^a

7.266

***

 Living with spouse only

59.32

175

1.84 ± 1.42^b

 Living with children and spouse

25.08

74

2.14 ± 1.51^ab

 Others

3.73

11

3.18 ± 1.94^a

Family relationship

 Not harmony

3.39

10

4.00 ± 1.70^a

16.505

***

 Normal harmony

22.37

66

2.65 ± 1.58^b

 More harmony

43.39

128

2.14 ± 1.42^b

 Very harmony

30.85

91

1.41 ± 1.27^c

Daily exercise

 Yes

57.97

171

1.78 ± 1.44

4.254

***

 No

42.03

124

2.52 ± 1.55

Sleep quality

 Good

42.37

125

1.66 ± 1.39^b

11.979

***

 Normal

43.39

128

2.27 ± 1.53^a

 Poor

14.24

42

2.86 ± 1.54^a

Chronic disease

 Less than 1 kind

65.42

193

1.93 ± 1.41

-2.332

**

 Greater than or equal to two

34.58

102

2.39 ± 1.71

Personal income

 Income is greater than expenditure

29.15

86

1.38 ± 1.47^b

11.630

***

 Income approximately equal to expenditure

30.51

90

2.10 ± 1.32^a

 Income less than expenditure

20.34

60

2.55 ± 1.50^a

 No income

20.00

59

2.64 ± 1.58^a

Medical burden

 No burden

31.53

93

1.47 ± 1.43^c

19.246

***

 Some burdens

48.81

144

2.14 ± 1.38^b

 Burden heavier

19.66

58

2.97 ± 1.61^a