Table 2 Associations between sociodemographic characteristics and presence of frailty in institutionalized older adults (n = 589)
Robust n (%) | Pre-frail n (%) | Frail n (%) | p-valuea | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
All | 26 (4.4) | 393 (66.7) | 170 (28.9) | |
Gender | 0.171 | |||
Woman | 14 (3.7) | 265 (69.2) | 104 (27.1) | |
Men | 12 (5.8) | 128 (62.1) | 66 (32.1) | |
Age (years) | 0.032 | |||
65–69 | 15 (57.7) | 159 (40.4) | 55 (33.3) | |
70–74 | 1 (3.8) | 71 (18.1) | 27 (15.9) | |
75–100 | 10 (38.5) | 163 (41.5) | 88 (51.8) | |
Education level | 0.489 | |||
Incomplete/primary education | 12 (3.8) | 203 (64.4) | 100 (31.7) | |
Secondary education | 10 (5.7) | 121 (68.8) | 45 (25.5) | |
Higher education | 4 (4.1) | 69 (70.4) | 25 (25.5) | |
Marital status | 0.102 | |||
Married | 8 (30.8) | 118 (30.0) | 39 (23.0) | |
Single | 9 (34.6) | 133 (33.8) | 49 (28.8) | |
Divorced/separated/widowed | 9 (34.6) | 142 (36.1) | 82 (48.2) | |
Current smoking habit | 0.503 | |||
No | 20 (4.4) | 309 (67.9) | 126 (27.7) | |
Yes | 6 (4.5) | 84 (62.7) | 44 (32.8) | |
Current drinking habit | 0.140 | |||
No | 15 (3.8) | 277 (69.2) | 108 (27.0) | |
Yes | 11 (5.8) | 116 (61.4) | 62 (32.8) | |
Presence of chronic diseasesb | 0.047 | |||
No | 19 (6.4) | 197 (66.6) | 80 (27.0) | |
Yes | 7 (2.4) | 196 (66.9) | 90 (30.7) |