Table 2.

Frequency of frailty components by sex

	Men (N=692)	Women (N=1,406)	Total (N=2,098)
Unintentional weight loss, % (95% CI)	11.4 (9.0–13.9)	13.8 (12.0–15.6)	13.0 (11.5–14.5)
Low muscle strength, % (95% CI)	23.0 (19.8–26.2)	26.0 (23.6–28.3)	25.0 (23.1–26.9)
Fatigue exhaustion,* % (95% CI)	43.8 (40.0–47.6)	54.1 (51.5–56.8)	50.7 (48.6–52.4)
Slowness,* % (95% CI)	22.40 (19.2–25.6)	37.70 (35.1–40.3)	32.7 (30.6–34.7)
Low physical activity,** % (95% CI)	7.8 (5.7–9.9)	12.7 (10.9–14.4)	11.1 (9.7–12.4)

Note: Test Pearson’s chi-squared

^*P<0.001,

^**P=0.001.