Table 4.
Associations between the variables of the psychological dimension of the proposed multidimensional frailty model and the physical phenotype categories. The Frailty in Brazilian Older People Study (FIBRA-BR), 2009–2010
| Psychological dimension | Physical phenotype categories | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-frail n (%) |
Pre-frail n (%) |
Frail n (%) |
p-value | |
| Depressive symptoms (GDS-15) | ||||
| Less than 6 | 417 (42.0) | 341 (27.3) | 47 (23.4) | 0.001 |
| 6 or higher | 576 (58.0) | 906 (72.7) | 154 (76.6) | |
| Total | 993 | 1247 | 201 | |
| Concern about falls (FES-I Brazil) | ||||
| Less than 23 | 597 (60.4) | 537 (43.3) | 51 (25.8) | < 0.001 |
| 23 or higher | 392 (39.6) | 704 (56.7) | 147 (74.2) | |
| Total | 989 | 1241 | 198 | |
| Feelings of sadness | ||||
| No | 677 (68.2) | 656 (52.6) | 97 (48.3) | < 0.001 |
| Yes | 315 (31.8) | 591 (47.4) | 104 (51.7) | |
| Total | 992 | 1247 | 201 | |
| Memory problems | ||||
| No | 558 (56.3) | 559 (45.0) | 90 (45.2) | 0.001 |
| Yes | 434 (43.8) | 682 (55.0) | 109 (54.8) | |
| Total | 992 | 1241 | 199 | |
n number, GDS-15 geriatric depression scale with 15 items, FES-I falls efficacy scale-international