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. 2021 Oct 20;139(6):570–575. doi: 10.1590/1516-3180.2021.0089.R1.0904221

Table 1. Sociodemographic categorical variables and economic characteristics. São Carlos (SP), Brazil, 2019 (n = 80).

Variable Categories
  • Frail

  • (n = 75)

  • Non-frail

  • (n = 5)

P-value
Gender Male 32 4 0.104
Female 43 1
Ethnicity White 48 4 0.502
Black 20 0
Brown 6 1
East Asian 1 0
Marital status With a fixed partner 48 4 0.760
No fixed partner 26 1
Occupation Retired 52 5 0.708
Absent* 10 0
Housewife 10 0
Others 2 0
Comorbidities
Diabetes No 45 5 0.074
Yes 30 0
Hypertension No 31 4 0.091
Yes 44 1
Other types of Comorbidities No 68 4 0.441
Yes 7 1

*Absent from work, as approved by the National Institute of Social Security.