Table 2.
Baseline demographic characteristics and mortality by grades of frailty
| Baseline characteristic |
Total N = (1257) |
Grades of the FI | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 0.20 | 0.20–0.29 | 0.30–0.39 | > 0.40 | ||
| FI-self-report | n = 1066 | n = 116 | n = 38 | n = 37 | |
| Mean age, years (± SD) | 69.2 ± 8.1 | 68.1 ± 7.7 | 73.3 ± 7.4 | 76.8 ± 5.9 | 78.7 ± 9.1 |
| Mean FI-self-report (± SD) | 0.11 ± 0.10 | 0.08 ± 0.05 | 0.24 ± 0.03 | 0.35 ± 0.03 | 0.49 ± 0.07 |
| Women, n (%) | 707 (56.2) | 572 (53.6) | 85 (73.3) | 23 (62.2) | 27 (73.0) |
| Rural dwelling, n (%) | 834 (66.3) | 684 (64.1) | 88 (75.9) | 32 (86.5) | 30 (81.1) |
| 9+ years education, n (%) | 395 (31.8) | 369 (34.9) | 20 (17.5) | 2 (5.7) | 4 (10.8) |
| Smoking, n (%) | 386 (30.8) | 344 (32.3) | 27 (23.3) | 10 (27.0) | 5 (13.9) |
| Drinking, n (%) | 384 (30.5) | 342 (32.1) | 26 (22.4) | 11 (29.7) | 5 (13.9) |
| Mortality, n (%) | 155 (12.3) | 90 (8.4) | 24 (29.7) | 19 (51.4) | 22 (59.5) |
| FI-lab | < 0.20 | 0.20–0.29 | 0.30–0.39 | > 0.40 | |
| n = 199 | n = 362 | n = 221 | n = 475 | ||
| Mean age, years (± SD) | 69.2 ± 8.1 | 66.1 ± 7.6 | 68.6 ± 8.2 | 69.8 ± 8.2 | 70.6 ± 7.5 |
| Mean FI-lab (± SD) | 0.33 ± 0.14 | 0.10 ± 0.04 | 0.24 ± 0.03 | 0.34 ± 0.01 | 0.49 ± 0.08 |
| Women, n (%) | 707 (56.2) | 108 (54.3) | 213 (58.8) | 127 (57.5) | 259 (54.5) |
| Rural dwelling, n (%) | 834 (66.3) | 130 (65.3) | 241 (66.6) | 151 (68.3) | 312 (65.7) |
| 9+ years education, n (%) | 395 (31.8) | 80 (40.8) | 117 (32.3) | 68 (30.8) | 130 (27.3) |
| Smoking, n (%) | 386 (30.8) | 58 (29.1) | 110 (30.4) | 68 (30.8) | 150 (31.6) |
| Drinking, n (%) | 384 (30.5) | 60 (29.9) | 110 (30.5) | 66 (29.9) | 148 (31.1) |
| Mortality, n (%) | 155 (12.3) | 13 (6.5) | 35 (9.7) | 30 (13.6) | 77 (16.3) |
| FI-combined | < 0.20 | 0.20–0.29 | 0.30–0.39 | > 0.40 | |
| n = 770 | n = 338 | n = 110 | n = 39 | ||
| Mean age, years (± SD) | 69.2 ± 8.1 | 67.3 ± 7.5 | 70.8 ± 8.0 | 74.2 ± 7.2 | 76.8 ± 8.4 |
| Mean FI-combined (± SD) | 0.19 ± 0.09 | 0.13 ± 0.04 | 0.24 ± 0.03 | 0.34 ± 0.03 | 0.46 ± 0.05 |
| Women, n (%) | 707 (56.2) | 410 (53.2) | 191 (56.5) | 77 (70.0) | 29 (74.4) |
| Rural dwelling, n (%) | 834 (66.3) | 488 (63.4) | 229 (67.8) | 85 (77.3) | 32 (82.1) |
| 9+ years education, n (%) | 395 (31.8) | 291 (37.8) | 82 (24.3) | 17 (15.5) | 5 (12.8) |
| Smoking, n (%) | 386 (30.8) | 244 (31.6) | 103 (30.5) | 32 (29.1) | 7 (17.9) |
| Drinking, n (%) | 384 (30.6) | 253 (32.9) | 96 (28.4) | 26 (23.6) | 9 (23.0) |
| Mortality, n (%) | 155 (12.3) | 56 (7.3) | 44 (13.0) | 32 (29.1) | 23 (59.0) |
Abbreviations: FI Frailty index, SD Standard deviation