Table 1.
Demographics and clinic data of the sample population.
| Frailty | HF | Frailty and HF | No Frailty and No HF | Total * | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of patients | 861 (76.2%) | 666 (59.0%) | 562 (49.8%) | 164 (15.0%) | 1129 |
| Sex | 407 men (47.3%), 454 women (52.7%) |
359 men (53.9%), 307 women (46.1%) |
295 men (52.5%), 267 women (47.5%) |
76 men (46.3%), 88 women (53.7%) |
547 men (48.4%), 582 women (51.6%) |
| Age—mean, sdt. | 71.62, 10.98 | 72.07, 10.97 | 72.88, 10.97 | 61.96, 11.89 | 69.85, 10.97 |
| Relationship status | 440 alone (51.1%), 421 in relationship (48.9%) |
335 alone (50.3%), 331 in relationship (49.7%) |
297 alone (52.8%), 265 in relationship (47.2%) |
39 alone (23.8%), 125 in relationship (76.2%) |
517 alone (45.8%), 612 in relationship (54.2%) |
| Education | 262 basic, 106 vocational,363 high school,128 higher education |
207 basic, 60 vocational,295 high school,103 higher education |
190 basic, 54 vocational,242 high school,75 higher education |
14 basic, 26 vocational,68 high school, 56 higher education |
293 basic, 138 vocational,484 high school,212 higher education |
| Salary (mode) | 2101 PLN or more (18.0%) | 2101 PLN or more (22.2%) | 2101 or more (21.0%) | 2101 or more (18.3%) | 2101 or more (19.0%) |
| Clinical characteristic | DM 316 (36.7%) HT 671 (77.9%) Both 269(31.2%) |
DM 280 (42.1%) HT 513 (77.1%) Both 235 (35.3%) |
DM 251 (44.7%) HT 442 (78.6%) Both 211 (37.5%) |
DM 30 (18.3%) HT 141 (86.0%) Both 27 (16.4%) |
DM 375 (33.2%) HT 883 (78.2%) Both 320 (28.3%) |
Abbreviations: HF, heart failure; HT, arterial hypertension; DM, diabetes mellitus; PLN, polish currency (1 PLN = ~ 0.23 EUR during data collection period); * the Total column is reflective of the entire sample and is not the sum of the previous columns.