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Table 3 Comparison among sociodemographic characteristics and frailty profiles (n = 2399). FIBRA Unicamp, Elderly, 2008–2009

From: Frailty and depressive symptoms in older adults: data from the FIBRA study - UNICAMP

 

Frail

Pre-frail

Non-frail

p-value*

Sex

Female

Male

116 (7.4)

51 (6.2)

795 (50.4)

408 (49.6)

666 (42.2)

363 (44.2)

=0.458

Age

 65–69

 70–74

 75–79

> = 80

40 (4.4)

42 (5.6)

40 (8.8)

45 (15.7)

414 (45.4)

379 (50.9)

246 (53.9)

164 (57.1)

458 (50.2)

323 (43.4)

170 (37.3)

78 (27.2)

<0.001

Schooling

 0

 1–4

 5–8

> = 9

59 (12.5)

72 (6.1)

23 (5.3)

12 (3.9)

237 (50.2)

618 (52.2)

197 (45.5)

150 (48.5)

176 (37.3)

493 (41.7)

213 (49.2)

147 (47.6)

<0.001

Marital Status

Single

16 (8.0)

102 (51.0)

82 (41.0)

=0.006

Married

74 (6.1)

596 (49.0)

547 (44.95)

 

Divorced

5 (2.9)

81 (46.8)

87 (50.3)

 

Widowed

71 (8.8)

422 (52.4)

312 (38.8)

 

Family Income

<=1.0 MW

1.1–3.0 MW

3.1–5.0 MW

5.1–10.0 MW

> 10.0 MW

20 (8.7)

76 (7.6)

32 (7.0)

6 (2.3)

7 (5.5)

121 (52.6)

526 (52.5)

216 (47.2)

123 (47.3)

58 (45.3)

89 (38.7)

400 (39.9)

210 (45.8)

131 (50.4)

63 (49.2)

=0.005

No. of disabilities

 0

 1–3

> = 4

5 (3.4)

50 (4.2)

111 (10.6)

68 (45.6)

556 (46.4)

579 (55.1)

76 (51.0)

593 (49.5)

360 (34.3)

<0.001

No. of diseases

 0

 1–2

> = 3

10 (3.7)

71 (6.0)

86 (9.1)

120 (44.6)

567 (47.7)

515 (54.8)

139 (51.7)

550 (46.3)

339 (36.1)

<0.001