Table 1.
Baseline cohort characteristics (N=40).
| Characteristic | Functionally-intact, n (%) | Frail, n (%) | P | ||
| Overall | 22 (61%) | 18 (39%) | |||
| Gender | .606 | ||||
| Female | 17 (77%) | 12 (67%) | |||
| Male | 5 (23%) | 6 (33%) | |||
| Age, years | <.001 | ||||
| 50-60 | 1 (5%) | N/A | |||
| 61-70 | 5 (23%) | 1 (6%) | |||
| 71-80 | 14 (63%) | 5 (28%) | |||
| 81-90 | 2 (9%) | 7 (39%) | |||
| 91-100 | N/A | 5 (28%) | |||
| Ethnicity | .37 | ||||
| Non-Hispanic white | 20 (91%) | 17 (94%) | |||
| Other | 2 (9%) | 1 (6%) | |||
| Current residence | |||||
| Home (rented or owned) | 19 (86%) | 13 (72%) | .26 | ||
| Apartment | 2 (9%) | 4 (22%) | .25 | ||
| Assisted living facility | N/A | 1 (6%) | .33 | ||
| Other | 1 (5%) | N/A | .33 | ||
| Living with | |||||
| Alone | 14 (64%) | 8 (44%) | .17 | ||
| Spouse or significant other | 6 (27%) | 4 (22%) | .80 | ||
| Spouse with children, caregiver | N/A | 4 (22%) | .04 | ||
| Other | 2 (9%) | 2 (11%) | .80 | ||
| Education | <.001 | ||||
| Grades 9-11 | 1 (5%) | 2 (11%) | |||
| Grade 12 or GEDa | 2 (9%) | 5 (28%) | |||
| College 1-3 years | 8 (36%) | 5 (28%) | |||
| College 4 years | 5 (23%) | 4 (22%) | |||
| Graduate school | 6 (27%) | 2 (11%) | |||
| BMIb | .934 | ||||
| <20 | 1 (5%) | 1 (6%) | |||
| 20-25 | 6 (27%) | 4 (22%) | |||
| 26-30 | 9 (41%) | 5 (28%) | |||
| 31-35 | 5 (23%) | 6 (33%) | |||
| 35+ | 1 (5%) | 2 (11%) | |||
aGED: general education development.
bBMI: body mass index.