Table 1 Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of participants and frailty
Frail (%) N = 57 | Non-frail (%) N = 51 | All (%) N = 108 | uOR | 95%CI | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Male | 18(47.4) | 20(52.6) | 38(35.2) | |||
Female | 39(55.7) | 31(44.3) | 70(64.8) | / | / | 0.407 |
Median age in years (IQR) | 72(66–75) | 68(65–72) | 70(65–75) | / | / | 0.031 |
Educational level | ||||||
None | 13(22.8) | 3(5.9) | 16(14.8) | 4.72 | 1.26–17.7 | 0.013 |
Primary | 21(36.8) | 18(35.3) | 39(36.1) | / | / | 1.000 |
Secondary | 20(35.1) | 28(54.9) | 48(44.4) | 0.44 | 0.21–0.96 | 0.039 |
University | 3(5.3) | 2(3.9) | 5(4,7) | / | / | 0.740 |
Current activity | ||||||
Working | 1(1.8) | 1(2) | 2(1.9) | / | / | 0.917 |
Retired | 28(49.1) | 25(49) | 53(49.1) | / | / | 0.991 |
Self-employed | 8(14) | 10(9.6) | 18(16.7) | / | / | 0.438 |
Unemployed | 20(35.1) | 15(29.4) | 35(32.3) | / | / | 0.529 |
Number of children | ||||||
0–1 | 13(22.8) | 4(7.8) | 17(15.7) | 3.47 | 1.1–11.7 | 0.003 |
2–4 | 13(22.8) | 24(47.1) | 37(34.3) | 0.33 | 0.2–0.8 | 0.008 |
5 and above | 31(54.4) | 23(45.1) | 54(50) | / | / | 0.335 |
Comorbidities | ||||||
Hypertension | 33(61.1) | 21(38.9) | 54(50) | / | / | 0.083 |
Diabetes | 9(40.9) | 13(59.1) | 22(20.4) | / | / | 0.711 |
Osteoarthritis | 25(55.6) | 20(44.4) | 45(41.7) | / | / | 0.625 |
Obesity | 14(24.6) | 8(15.7) | 22(20.4) | / | / | 0.253 |
Polypharmacy | 7(12.3) | 1(2) | 8(7.4) | / | / | 0.064 |
Falls | 13(22.8) | 3(5.9) | 16(14.8) | 4.7 | 1.3–17.7 | 0.013 |
Hospitalisations | 21(36.8) | 18(35.3) | 39(36.1) | / | / | 1.000 |