Table 1.
Baseline and follow-up characteristics of the sample.
| Characteristic | Baseline (n=754) |
Survivors to 18 months (n=675) |
Decedents up to 18 months (n=49) |
Survivors To 36 months (n=620) |
Decedents up to 36 months (n=98) |
Survivors to 54 months (n=548) |
Decedents up to 54 months (n=166) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, mean ±SD | 78.4 ±5.1) | 79.7 ±5.1 | 80.9 ±6.1 | 80.9 ±5 | 80.7 ±5.6 | 82.2 ±4.9 | 80.7 ±5.5 |
| Female, n (%) | 487 (64.5) | 444 (65.7) | 24 (49) | 415 (66.9) | 48 (49) | 374 (68.2) | 90 (54.2) |
| Frailty Index (count), mean±SD | 6.3 ±4.1 | 6.9 ±4.4 | 8.7 ±5.1 | 7.8 ±4.8 | 8.5 ±4.6 | 7.9 ±5.3 | 8.6 ±4.5 |
| Frailty Index (ratio), mean±SD | 0.17 ±0.11 | 0.19 ±0.12 | 0.24 ±0.14 | 0.22 ±0.13 | 0.24 ±0.13 | 0.22 ±0.15 | 0.24 ±0.13 |
| Poor Mobility* n (%) | 323 (42.8) | 281 (41.6) | 29 (59.2) | 273 (44.0) | 55 (56.1) | 262 (47.8) | 102 (61.4) |
*
Poor mobility was defined as a slow rapid pace walk (>10 sec)