Table 3.
Prevalence of frailty, its components, and capability of performing handgrip strength measurement by sex and age. Subgroups of women and participants aged 94–99 years served as comparators in statistical analyses.
| All (n = 289) |
Women (n = 225) |
Men (n = 64) |
94–99 yrs (n = 202) |
≥100 yrs (n = 87) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frailty status | |||||
| Robust [n (%)] | 21 (7.3) | 10 (4.4) | 11 (17.2) | 19 (9.4) | 2 (2.3) |
| Prefrail [n (%)] | 96 (33.2) | 66 (29.3) | 30 (46.9) | 71 (35.2) | 25 (28.7) |
| Frail [n (%)] | 172 (59.5) | 149 (66.3) | 23 (35.9) | 112 (55.4) | 60 (69.0) |
| Frailty criteria | |||||
| Weight loss [n (%)] | 17 (5.9) | 15 (6.7) | 2 (3.1) | 13 (6.4) | 4 (4.6) |
| Low physical activity [n (%)] | 200 (69.2) | 172 (76.4) | 28 (43.8) *** | 133 (65.8) | 67 (77.0) |
| Slow walking speed [n (%)] | 204 (70.6) | 162 (72.0) | 42 (65.6) | 137 (67.8) | 67 (77.0) |
| Fatigue [n (%)] | 68 (23.5) | 62 (27.6) | 6 (9.4) ** | 43 (21.3) | 25 (28.7) |
| Weakness [n (%)] | 246 (85.4) | 203 (90.6) | 43 (67.2) *** | 166 (82.2) | 80 (93.0) * |
| Handgrip strength measurement | |||||
| Performed [n (%)] | 244 (84.4) | 186 (82.7) | 58 (90.6) | 182 (90.1) | 62 (71.3) *** |
| Not performed [n (%)] | 45 (15.6) | 39 (17.3) | 6 (9.4) | 20 (9.9) | 25 (28.7) *** |
* p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01; *** p < 0.001.