Table 3.
Frequency of frailty based on demographic characteristics
| Variable | Frail (%) | Non-Frail (%) | Total | Contingency Coefficient | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 0.179 | <0.001 | |||
| 60-74 yrs. | 25 (11.21) | 198 (88.79) | 223 (43.5) | ||
| 75-84 | 46 (22.22) | 161 (77.78) | 207 (40.4) | ||
| >85 | 25 (30.12) | 58 (69/88) | 83 (16.1) | ||
| Sex | 0.004 | 0.929 | |||
| Male | 58 (18.6) | 254 (81.4) | 312 (60.81) | ||
| Female | 38 (19.9) | 163 (80.1) | 201 (39.19) | ||
| Marriage | 0.240 | <0.001 | |||
| Married | 33 (10.2) | 291 (89.8) | 324 (63.16) | ||
| Single | 27 (61.4) | 17 (38.6) | 44 (8.57) | ||
| Divorced | 7 (38.9) | 11 (61.1) | 18 (3.51) | ||
| Widow | 31 (24.4) | 96 (75.6) | 127 (24.76) | ||
| Education | -0.231 | <0.001 | |||
| Illiterate | 13 (46.6) | 15 (53.6) | 28 (5.46) | ||
| Reading & writing | 27 (29) | 66 (71) | 93(18.13) | ||
| Middle school | 28 (26.9) | 76 (73.1) | 104 (20.27) | ||
| High school | 13 (8.8) | 134 (91.2) | 147 (28.65) | ||
| Academic degree | 17 (12.1) | 124 (87.9) | 141 (27.49) | ||
| Comorbidity | -0.104 | 0.019 | |||
| Yes | 75 (22) | 266 (78) | 341 (66.47) | ||
| No | 23 (13.4) | 149 (86.6) | 172 (33.53) | ||
| Employment status | -0.107 | 0.015 | |||
| Employed | 29 (26.6) | 80 (73.4) | 109 (21.25) | ||
| Retired | 67 (17.5) | 316 (82.5) | 383 (74.66) | ||
| Unemployed | 2 (9.5) | 19 () | 21 (4.09) | ||
| Lifestyle | -0.382 | <0.001 | |||
| Undesirable | 58 (58.6) | 41 (41.4) | 99 (19.30) | ||
| medium | 22 (11) | 178 (89) | 200 (38.98) | ||
| Optimal | 18 (8.4) | 196 (91.6) | 214 (41.72) | ||