Table 1 Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics

Socio-demographic characteristics

Gender

Female

92(55.4)

339(49.6)

0.175¹

Age group

65–74

72(43.4)

336(49.1)

0.395¹

75–84

62(37.3)

235(34.4)

≥ 85

32(19.3)

113(16.5)

Weight (Mean (SD)

73.23(12.43)

76.95 (12.68)

0.000^*2

Region

Beirut

35(21.1)

108(15.8)

0.050¹

Mount Lebanon

56(33.7)

267(39)

South

15(9.0)

108(15.8)

Beqaa

22(13.3)

78(11.4)

North

38(22.9)

123(18)

Living arrangement

Alone

16(9.6)

84(12.3)

0.204¹

With spouse

50(30.1)

163(23.8)

With family

100(60.2)

437(63.9)

Assistance

Housekeeper

44(26.5)

132(19.3)

0.040^*1

Registered Nurse

11(6.6)

21(3.1)

0.031^*1

Physiotherapist

13(7.8)

19(2.8)

0.020^*1

Geriatric syndromes

Assessment of Frailty level according to Find auto- questionnaire

Robust

44(26.5)

305(44.6)

< 0.001^*1

Disabled/Dependent

78(47)

181(26.5)

Fragile

44(26.5)

198(28.9)

Insomnia

102(61.4)

257(37.5)

< 0.001^*1

Daytime drowsiness

112(67.5)

311(45.5)

< 0.001^*1

Weight loss > 4.5 kg/year

66(39.8)

139(20.3)

< 0.001^*1

Loss of appetite

80(48.2)

127(18.5)

< 0.001^*1

Urinary incontinence

58(35.2)

142(20.7)

< 0.001^*1

Comorbidities

Alzheimer/dementia

11(6.6)

10(1.5)

0.001^*3

Atrial Fibrillation

21(12.7)

110(16.1)

0.284 ¹

Cancer

6(3.6)

10(1.5)

0.102³

Depression

26(15.7)

67(9.8)

0.030 ^*1

Diabetes

73(44.0)

281(41.1)

0.497 ¹

Dyslipidemia

70(42.2)

345(50.4)

0.056 ¹

Epilepsy

8(4.8)

11(1.6)

0.019 ^*3

Heart Failure

23(13.9)

87(12.7)

0.696 ¹

Hypertension

129(77.8)

548(80.11)

0.490 ¹

Myocardial infarction

40(24.1)

199(29.1)

0.199 ¹

Osteoporosis

48(28.9)

115(16.8)

< 0.001^*1

Parkinson

6(3.6)

10(1.5)

0.102 ³

Pulmonary Disease

22(13.2)

77(11.26)

0.472 ¹

Number of diseases Mean (SD)

3.54(1.55)

3.28(1.48)

0.046²

Number of drugs Mean (SD)

7.26(2.69)

7.06(2.39)

0.802²

Total number of PIDPs/prescription Mean (SD)

4.69(4.04)

4.9(3.66)

0.958²