Table 2.
Prevalence of frailty criteria and risk factors for cardiovascular disease in community-dwelling elderly, with comparison based on frailty group
| Variable | Total N=761 |
Non-frail N=322 |
Pre-frail N=365 |
Frail N=74 |
P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frailty criteria | |||||
| Weight loss | 111 (14.6) | 0 | 78 (21.4) | 33 (44.6) | ≤0.001* |
| Exhaustion | 158 (20.8) | 0 | 108 (29.6) | 50 (67.6) | ≤0.001* |
| Weakness | 154 (20.2) | 0 | 100 (27.4) | 54 (73.0) | ≤0.001* |
| Slowness | 152 (20.0) | 0 | 96 (26.3) | 56 (75.7) | ≤0.001* |
| Low physical activity level | 153 (20.1) | 0 | 104 (28.5) | 49 (66.2) | ≤0.001* |
| CVD risk factors | |||||
| Hypertension | 642 (84.4) | 262 (81.4) | 318 (87.1) | 62 (83.8) | 0.115† |
| Diabetes | 189 (24.8) | 56 (17.4) | 107 (29.5) | 26 (35.1) | ≤0.001† |
| Smoking | 79 (10.4) | 30 (9.3) | 41 (11.2) | 8 (10.8) | 0.708† |
| Waist circumference | 321 (42.2) | 141 (43.8) | 151 (41.4) | 29 (39.2) | 0.701* |
| Obesity | 202 (26.5) | 75 (23.3) | 106 (29.0) | 21 (28.4) | 0.219* |
Notes: Data represent n (%).
*
Chi-square test.
†
Fisher’s exact test.
Abbreviation: CVD, cardiovascular disease.