Psychology: Research and Review
From: Frailty and depressive symptoms in older adults: data from the FIBRA study - UNICAMP
Prevalence of depression | p-value* | |
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Sex | ||
Female | 359 (22.7 %) | <0.001 |
Male | 127 (15.4 %) | |
Age (years) | ||
65–69 | 181 (19.8 %) | =0.023 |
70–74 | 132 (17.7 %) | |
75–79 | 114 (25.0 %) | |
> = 80 | 59 (20.6 %) | |
Schooling (years) | ||
0 | 142 (30.1 %) | <0.001 |
1–4 | 228 (19.3 %) | |
5–8 | 89 (20.5 %) | |
> = 9 | 26 (8.4 %) | |
Marital Status | ||
Single | 42 (21.0 %) | =0.006 |
Married | 216 (17.7 %) | |
Divorced | 32 (18.5 %) | |
Widowed | 194 (24.1 %) | |
Family Income | ||
<=1.0 MW | 72 (31.3 %) | <0.001 |
1.1–3.0 MW | 229 (22.8 %) | |
3.1–5.0 MW | 71 (15.4 %) | |
5.1–10.0 MW | 41 (15.8 %) | |
> 10.0 MW | 9 (7.0 %) | |
No. of disabilities | ||
0 | 15 (10.1 %) | <0.001 |
1–3 | 188 (15.7 %) | |
> = 4 | 282 (26.8 %) | |
No. of diseases | ||
0 | 39 (14.5 %) | <0.001 |
1–2 | 169 (14.2 %) | |
> = 3 | 278 (29.5 %) | |
Frailty profiles | ||
Frail | 76 (45.5 %) | <0.001 |
Pre-frail | 285 (23.7 %) | |
Non-frail | 125 (12.1 %) | |
Criteria | ||
Weight loss | ||
Frail | 125 (29.5 %) | <0.001 |
Non-frail | 333 (17.8 %) | |
Weak hand-grip strength | ||
Frail | 115 (28.6 %) | <0.001 |
Non-frail | 367 (18.5 %) | |
Fatigue | ||
Frail | 189 (38.4 %) | <0.001 |
Non-frail | 287 (15.5 %) | |
Slow gait | ||
Frail | 119 (29.2 %) | <0.001 |
Non-frail | 365 (18.4 %) | |
Low level of physical activity | ||
Frail | 98 (23.4 %) | =0.075 |
Non-frail | 388 (19.6 %) |