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. 2023 Dec 30;104(2):pzad184. doi: 10.1093/ptj/pzad184

Table.

Participant characteristics (N = 47)a

Participants Characteristics n (%)
Age, y, mean (SD) 59.1 (16.72)
Sex
 Female
22 (46.8)
Race and ethnicity
 White
 African-American
 Latino/a
 Multi/other
27 (57.5)
12 (25.5)
4 (8.5)
4 (8.5)
Primary language
 English
 Spanish
 Creole
 Other
40 (85.1)
4 (8.5)
1 (2.1)
2 (4.3)
Partner status
 Single
 Married
 Domestic partner
 Divorced
 Widowed
 Other
12 (25.5)
24 (51.1)
2 (4.3)
3 (6.4)
5 (10.6)
1 (2.1)
Living situation
 Lives alone
 Lives with spouse/partner
 Lives with spouse/partner and family
 Lives with nonspouse family
 Other
11 (23.4)
10 (21.3)
17 (36.2)
6 (12.8)
3 (6.4)
Education level
 Less than high school
 High school graduate/GED
 Some college
 College graduate
 Postgraduate education
 Other
2 (4.3)
16 (34.0)
11 (23.4)
8 (17.0)
9 (19.2)
1 (2.1)
Employment status
 Employed
 Unemployed
 Disabled
 Retired
 Other
14 (29.8)
8 (17.0)
4 (8.5)
17 (36.2)
4 (8.5)
Smoking status
 Never smoked
 Former smoker
 Active smoker
21 (44.7)
22 (46.8)
4 (8.5)
Use of home health aide
 Yes
6 (12.8)
At risk for frailtyb 24 (51.0)
a

Continuous variables are reported as mean (SD) and categorical variables are reported as frequency (proportion).

b

Frailty risk was determined by the PRISMA-7 Questionnaire26 with a cut-off score of ≥3 for risk of frailty.