Table 2.
Prevalence of baseline frailty (according to Frailty Phenotype) and 3-year-follow-up inability in doing activities of daily living according to the three classes obtained by the latent class analysis.
| SFC | CDC | GDC | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women | Men | Women | Men | Women | Men | |
| N | 297 | 303 | 123 | 59 | 59 | 16 |
| Age at baseline, mean, SD | 72.1 (5.5) | 71.9 (5.4) | 75.7 (6.7) | 76.6 (7.2) | 82.7 (6.5) | 80.2 (7) |
| Frailty (FP) at baseline, N (%) | 6(2) | 3(1) | 17(14) | 12(20) | 25(42) | 7(46) |
| At least one ADL lost at baseline, N (%) | 17 (5.7) | 6(2) | 2(2.3) | 8(13.5) | 12(20.3) | 4(25) |
| Indoor mobility, N (%) | 0 | 0 | 11(9) | 13(22) | 51(88) | 11(69) |
| Outdoor mobility, N (%) | 0 | 0 | 44(36) | 16(27) | 46(78) | 13(81) |
| Using stairs, N (%) | 23(8) | 21(7) | 59(48) | 30(51) | 41(69) | 14(88) |
| Walking 400mt, N (%) | 9(3) | 12(4) | 66(54) | 35(59) | 42(71) | 15(94) |
| Daily shopping, N (%) | 6(2) | 0 | 54(44) | 29(49) | 43(73) | 14(88) |
| Washing face and arms, N (%) | 3(1) | 3(1) | 7(6) | 2(3) | 43(73) | 15(94) |
| Bathing, N (%) | 3(1) | 6(2) | 45(37) | 30(51) | 49(83) | 14(88) |
| Dressing, N (%) | 3(1) | 3(1) | 30(25) | 24(41) | 53(90) | 16(100) |
| Eating, N (%) | 0 | 3(1) | 1(1) | 2(3) | 34(58) | 13(81) |
| Cooking, N (%) | 0 | 0 | 12(10) | 12(20) | 47(80) | 16(100) |
| Using the toilet, N (%) | 0 | 0 | 2(2) | 8(15) | 51(86) | 15(94) |
| Getting in and out of bed, N (%) | 0 | 0 | 25(20) | 22(37) | 52(88) | 15(94) |
| Doing light housework, N (%) | 0 | 0 | 33(27) | 23(39) | 50(85) | 13(81) |
| Doing heavy housework, N (%) | 32(11) | 15(5) | 79(64) | 36(61) | 35(59) | 9(56) |
| Cutting toenails, N (%) | 83(28) | 42(14) | 64(52) | 35(59) | 35(59) | 12(75) |
| Raising arms over head, N (%) | 6(2) | 3(1) | 17(14) | 8(15) | 34(58) | 9(56) |
| Using fingers to handle, N (%) | 17(6) | 6(2) | 39(32) | 18(31) | 40(68) | 16(100) |
| Carrying shopping bags, N (%) | 41(14) | 12(4) | 65(53) | 29(49) | 33(56) | 13(81) |
| Urine and fecal continence, N (%) | 30(10) | 27(9) | 33(27) | 16(27) | 35(59) | 9(56) |
| Using the telephone, N (%) | 3(1) | 3(1) | 15(12) | 16(27) | 38(64) | 12(75) |
| Doing the laundry, N (%) | 0 | 0 | 19(16) | 19(32) | 39(66) | 11(69) |
| Using public transportation, N (%) | 12(4) | 3(1) | 42(34) | 11(19) | 28(47) | 11(69) |
| Taking medications, N (%) | 6(2) | 3(1) | 18(15) | 18(31) | 38(64) | 15(94) |
| Managing home finances, N (%) | 18(6) | 6(2) | 45(37) | 21(36) | 34(58) | 10(62) |
SFC: stable function; CDC: disability in complex activities; GDC: global functional disability; FP: Frailty Phenotype (frailty is defined as the presence of at least three of five criteria); ADL: activities of daily living