Table 2.

CFS scores across subgroups of elderly, categorized according to socio-demographic and health related characteristics

Socio-demographic and health related characteristics	n	CFS score (Μ ± 1SD)	Statistical significance*
Age groups (years old)
65-74	29	4.24 ± 2.60	p = 0.002
75-84	59	4.66 ± 2.40
≥ 85	54	5.91 ± 1.96
Charlson Co-morbidity Index groups
2-3	15	2.80 ± 1.74	p ≤ 0.001
4-5	62	4.47 ± 2.09
6-7	41	5.80 ± 1.96
≥ 8	24	6.67 ± 2.55
Aid use
None	74	3.72 ± 2.04	p ≤ 0.001
Stick	27	5.26 ± 1.91
Frame	19	7.00 ± 1.49
Chair or bedridden	22	7.59 ± 0.67
Falls in previous months
No	99	4.40 ± 2.39	p ≤ 0.001
Yes	43	6.53 ± 1.53
Socially engaged
Frequent	49	3.43 ± 2.28	p ≤ 0.001
Occasional	59	5.49 ± 1.88
Not	34	6.62 ± 1.89
Swallowing problems
No	121	4.63 ± 1.91	p ≤ 0.001
Yes	21	7.48 ± 0.88
Degree of cognitive impairment
No cognitive impairment	88	4.49 ± 2.44	p ≤ 0.001
Mild-moderate cognitive impairment	36	5.33 ± 2.07
Severe-very severe cognitive impairment	18	7.22 ± 0.88

^*Derived from test for trends