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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of participants in the Frailty subsample of the Hispanic EPESE (n = 1008) by frailty status.

From: Frailty and health related quality of life in older Mexican Americans

 

Not Frail

Prefrail

Frail

 

(n = 264)

(n = 547)

(n = 200)

 

M (SD)/%

M (SD)/%

M (SD)/%

Sociodemographic Covariables

   

   Age*

81.2 (4.0)

82.5 (4.6)

83.0 (5.0)

   Female

61.4

62.7

67

   Education*

5.1 (4.0)

5.3 (4.0)

4.5 (3.3)

   Married*

46

41

34

   Financial Strain (some or a great deal)*

37.8

42.5

30.5

Health-Related Covariables

   

   Arthritis*

52

64

77

   Chronic Illnesses*

1.5 (1.1)

1.8 (1.2)

2.3 (1.3)

   BMI

26.8 (4.4)

27.6 (5.1)

27.4 (5.4)

Underweight*

1.3

0.4

4

Normal Weight

36.3

31.8

32

Overweight*

41.2

41.6

34

Obese

21.2

26.2

30

Health-Related Quality of Life (SF-36)

   

   General Health Perception*

68.3 (17.3)

57.7 (20.4)

43.5 (20.9)

   Physical Function*

64.3 (27.7)

44.5 (30.5)

23.3 (24.2)

   Role: Physical*

80.6 (37.0)

54.0 (47.1)

31.4 (43.2)

   Pain*

77.2 (24.8)

64.1 (29.5)

49.7 (31.0)

   General Mental Health*

84.8 (14.9)

78.0 (19.6)

66.2 (21.4)

   Role: Emotional*

94.6 (20.9)

78.1 (40.2)

52.8 (48.3)

   Vitality*

72.9 (18.4)

60.6 (22.1)

44.6 (22.6)

   Social Function*

88.6 (20.7)

71.6 (30.5)

47.8 (33.8)

   Physical Component Scale*

44.1 (10.4)

36.2 (11.9)

29.1 (9.9)

   Mental Component Scale*

58.4 (6.3)

54.5 (10.7)

46.9 (12.7)

  1. *significantly different means or proportions by frailty status (p < 0.05) as determined by ANOVA and chi-square tests of independence