Table 4.
Percentage of patients having problems in each domain of EuroQol-5 Dimensions-5 Levels(EQ-5D-5L)according to frailty status.
| Characteristics | Non-Frailty | Pre-Frailty | Frailty | Total | p-value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | ||
| Having problems in mobility | |||||||||
| No | 42 | 64.6 | 186 | 55.4 | 28 | 25.2 | 256 | 50.0 | <0.01 a |
| Yes | 23 | 35.4 | 150 | 44.6 | 83 | 74.8 | 256 | 50.0 | |
| Having problems in self-care | |||||||||
| No | 50 | 76.9 | 272 | 81.0 | 64 | 57.7 | 386 | 75.4 | <0.01 a |
| Yes | 15 | 23.1 | 64 | 19.0 | 47 | 42.3 | 126 | 24.6 | |
| Having problems in usual activity | |||||||||
| No | 47 | 72.3 | 199 | 59.2 | 39 | 35.1 | 285 | 55.7 | <0.01 a |
| Yes | 18 | 27.7 | 137 | 40.8 | 72 | 64.9 | 227 | 44.3 | |
| Having problems in pain/discomfort | |||||||||
| No | 15 | 23.1 | 105 | 31.3 | 21 | 18.9 | 141 | 27.5 | 0.03 a |
| Yes | 50 | 76.9 | 231 | 68.8 | 90 | 81.1 | 371 | 72.5 | |
| Having problems in anxiety/depression | |||||||||
| No | 40 | 61.5 | 231 | 68.8 | 53 | 47.8 | 324 | 63.3 | <0.01 a |
| Yes | 25 | 38.5 | 105 | 31.3 | 58 | 52.3 | 188 | 36.7 | |
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | ||
| EQ-5D-5L index | 0.70 | 0.18 | 0.70 | 0.19 | 0.58 | 0.20 | 0.68 | 0.20 | <0.01 b |
a Chi-squared test; b Kruskal–Wallis test; SD: standard deviation