Table 3.
Associations between the variables of the social dimension of the proposed multidimensional frailty model and the physical phenotype categories. The Frailty in Brazilian Older People Study (FIBRA-BR), 2009–2010
| Social dimension | Physical phenotype categories | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-frail n (%) |
Pre-frail n (%) |
Frail n (%) |
p-value | |
| Living alone | ||||
| No | 700 (88.9) | 948 (86.2) | 160 (86.0) | 0.182 |
| Yes | 87 (11.1) | 152 (13.8) | 26 (14.0) | |
| Total | 787 | 1100 | 186 | |
| Having someone who could help when needed | ||||
| Yes | 880 (89.3) | 1082 (87.9) | 181 (90.0) | 0.460 |
| No | 105 (10.7) | 149 (12.1) | 20 (10.0) | |
| Total | 985 | 1231 | 201 | |
| Visiting others | ||||
| Still does | 796 (80.2) | 917 (73.5) | 112 (55.7) | < 0.001 |
| Never/not anymore | 197 (19.8) | 330 (26.5) | 89 (44.3) | |
| Total | 993 | 1247 | 201 | |
| Receiving visitors | ||||
| Still does | 948 (95.5) | 1169 (93.7) | 178 (88.6) | 0.001 |
| Never/not anymore | 45 (4.5) | 78 (6.3) | 23 (11.4) | |
| Total | 993 | 1247 | 201 | |
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