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. 2016 Nov 1;1(4):26. doi: 10.3390/geriatrics1040026

Table 1.

Sociodemographic characteristics, frailty status and scores, gender differences.

Total (N = 210) Female (N = 131) Male (N = 79) Test Statistics
N % N % N % X2 p
Sex 210 100 131 62.4 79 37.6
Age group
<74 years 93 44.3 63 48.1 30 38 11.29 0.004 **
75–84 years 103 49 57 43.5 46 58.2
>85 years 14 6.7 11 8.4 3 3.8
Family status
Single 10 4.8 8 6.2 2 2.5 9.85 0.02 *
Married 117 55.7 55 42.3 62 78.5
Divorced 22 10.5 16 12.3 6 7.6
Widowed 60 28.6 51 39.2 9 11.4
Partnership
Yes 107 51 52 40.6 55 72.4 9.05 0.003 **
No 97 46.2 76 59.4 21 27.6
Frailty status
Frail 87 41.4 65 49.6 22 27.8 9.62 0.002 **
Non-frail 123 58.5 66 50.4 57 72.1
M SD M SD M SD t p
Age 75.31 5.74 74.97 6.14 75.89 4.98 −1.18 0.239
TFI physical domain 2.18 1.85 2.47 1.88 1.71 1.71 2.91 0.004 **
TFI psychological domain 0.88 0.92 1.02 0.96 0.65 0.80 2.92 0.004 **
TFI social domain 1.01 0.88 1.18 0.92 0.73 0.72 3.89 <0.001 **
TFI sum score 4.08 2.62 4.67 2.71 3.09 2.13 4.68 <0.001 **

Note: X2—Chi squared test statistic; p-value—probability of significance; * p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01.