Table 2.
Associations between the variables of the physical dimension of the proposed multidimensional frailty model and the physical phenotype categories. The Frailty in Brazilian Older People Study (FIBRA-BR), 2009–2010
| Physical dimension | Physical phenotype categories | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-frail n (%) |
Pre-frail n (%) |
Frail n (%) |
p-value | |
| Self-rated health | ||||
| Good | 616 (62.0) | 596 (47.9) | 76 (37.8) | 0.001 |
| Poor | 377 (38.0) | 649 (52.1) | 125 (62.2) | |
| Total | 993 | 1245 | 201 | |
| Hearing impairment | ||||
| No | 762 (76.7) | 916 (73.5) | 153 (76.1) | 0.190 |
| Yes | 231 (23.3) | 331 (26.5) | 48 (23.9) | |
| Total | 993 | 1247 | 201 | |
| Vision impairment | ||||
| No | 128 (12.9) | 153 (12.3) | 24 (11.9) | 0.880 |
| Yes | 865 (87.1) | 1094 (87.7) | 177 (88.1) | |
| Total | 993 | 1247 | 201 | |
| Urinary incontinence | ||||
| No | 828 (83.4) | 944 (75.8) | 133 (66.2) | < 0.001 |
| Yes | 165 (16.6) | 302 (24.2) | 68 (33.8) | |
| Total | 993 | 1246 | 201 | |
| Fecal incontinence | ||||
| No | 961 (96.8) | 1184 (95.0) | 191 (95.0) | 0.109 |
| Yes | 32 (3.2) | 62 (5.0) | 10 (5.0) | |
| Total | 993 | 1246 | 201 | |
| Sleeping disorder | ||||
| No | 548 (55.7) | 689 (55.5) | 106 (52.7) | 0.735 |
| Yes | 436 (44.3) | 552 (44.5) | 95 (47.3) | |
| Total | 984 | 1241 | 201 | |
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