Table 1.
Distribution of social and economic variables, functional disability, and sedentary behavior in the sample of older inpatients.
| Variable | Overall | Not frail | Frail | p* | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | n | % | n | % | n | ||
| GENDER | |||||||
| Male | 57.1 | 96 | 52.8 | 75 | 80.8 | 21 | 0.008 |
| Female | 42.9 | 72 | 47.2 | 67 | 19.2 | 5 | |
| AGE GROUP | |||||||
| 60–69 years | 64.3 | 108 | 66.9 | 95 | 50.0 | 13 | 0.147 |
| 70–79 years | 30.4 | 51 | 28.9 | 41 | 38.5 | 10 | |
| 80 years or more | 5.4 | 9 | 4.2 | 6 | 11.5 | 3 | |
| MARITAL STATUS | |||||||
| Single | 3.0 | 5 | 3.5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.487 |
| Married or living with spouse or partner | 61.3 | 103 | 59.9 | 85 | 69.2 | 18 | |
| Widowed or separated, divorced | 35.7 | 60 | 36.6 | 52 | 30.8 | 8 | |
| LIVING ARRANGEMENT | |||||||
| Alone | 15.5 | 26 | 14.8 | 21 | 19.2 | 5 | 0.565 |
| Accompanied | 84.5 | 142 | 85.2 | 121 | 80.8 | 21 | |
| INCOME | |||||||
| >1 min wage | 34.5 | 58 | 33.1 | 47 | 42.3 | 11 | 0.364 |
| <1 min wage | 65.5 | 110 | 66.9 | 95 | 57.7 | 15 | |
| BASIC ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING | |||||||
| Independent | 94.0 | 158 | 95.8 | 136 | 84.6 | 22 | 0.027 |
| Dependent | 6.0 | 10 | 4.2 | 6 | 15.4 | 4 | |
| INSTRUMENTAL ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING | |||||||
| Independent | 34.5 | 58 | 36.6 | 52 | 23.1 | 6 | 0.182 |
| Dependent | 65.5 | 110 | 63.4 | 90 | 76.9 | 20 | |
| SEDENTARY BEHAVIOR | |||||||
| <240 min/day | 58.3 | 98 | 62.0 | 88 | 38.5 | 10 | 0.025 |
| ≥240 min/day | 41.7 | 70 | 38.0 | 54 | 61.5 | 16 | |
*
χ2-test. One minimum salary/month = $260.00.