Table 4.
Comparisons of non-frail and frail group (Mann-Whitney U test). Quantitative variables are expressed by mean (M) and standard deviation (SD), and qualitative variables as a percentage.
| - | Frail Condition | N | Mean Value | SD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | Non-frail Frail |
100 79 |
61.23 69.92 |
11.673 13.002 |
0.001 |
| Education (years) | Non-frail Frail |
100 79 |
11.08 8.59 |
3.32 3.76 |
0.001 |
| Marital status (married) | Non-frail Frail |
76/100 (76%) 39/79 (49, 4%) |
- | - | 0.001 |
| Leukocytes | Non-frail Frail |
100 79 |
7.953 8.258 |
2.329 5.492 |
0.58 |
| Neutrophils | Non-frail Frail |
100 79 |
5.254 5.530 |
2.228 2.178 |
0.26 |
| Lymphocytes | Non-frail Frail |
100 79 |
1.945 1.568 |
0.759 0.700 |
<0.001 |
| Monocytes | Non-frail Frail |
100 79 |
0.665 0.688 |
0.225 0.310 |
0.97 |
| Eosinophils | Non-frail Frail |
100 79 |
0.154 0.176 |
0.119 0.205 |
0.66 |
| Basophils | Non-frail Frail |
100 79 |
0.028 0.029 |
0.015 0.018 |
0.88 |
| Haemoglobin | Non-frail Frail |
100 79 |
13.938 12.915 |
1.803 2.346 |
0.003 |
| RDW-CV | Non-frail Frail |
100 79 |
14.013 14.198 |
1.745 1.835 |
<0.001 |
| RDW-SD | Non-frail Frail |
100 79 |
45.658 49.249 |
6.245 7.805 |
0.001 |
| PLT | Non-frail Frail |
100 79 |
254.00 225.65 |
70.608 73.496 |
0.022 |
| NLR | Non-frail Frail |
100 79 |
3.2 4.1 |
2.17 2.19 |
0.001 |
| PLR | Non-frail Frail |
100 79 |
153.203 164.134 |
84.680 79.776 |
0.21 |
| RPR | Non-frail Frail |
100 79 |
0.059 0.086 |
0.021 0.092 |
0.001 |
| Polypharmacy (>3 medications daily) |
Non-frail Frail |
64/100 (64%) 68/79 (86.1%) |
- | - | 0.001 |
| Charlson Comorbidity Index | Non-frail Frail |
100 79 |
4.93 6.33 |
2.306 2.62 |
0.001 |
| Nutritional status | Non-frail Frail |
100 79 |
0.27 0.68 |
0.489 0.671 |
0.001 |
| BMI | Non-frail Frail |
100 79 |
2.87 2.72 |
0.418 0.619 |
0.053 |
Statistically significant P values (P<0.05) are indicated in bold.