Multidimensional structure of the Groningen Frailty Indicator in community-dwelling older people

BMC Geriatrics

Table 5 Percentages of frail persons (GFI ≥ 4) who experience problems in one, two, or three GFI domains (N = 540)*

	One domain (N = 145)	Two domains (N = 239)	Three domains (N = 156)	F (df)^†or Chi²(df)^‡	p
Mean age (y) ± SD	73.54 ± 5.99	77.46 ± 6.84	80.71 ± 7.19	41.14 (2)^†	<0.001^§
Age groups
65 – 69 y	27.1	15.2	9.4	76.63 (8)^‡	<0.001^§
70 – 74 y	31.4	16.5	10.7
75 – 79 y	25.0	30.4	20.8
80 – 84 y	11.4	22.8	26.2
≥ 85 y	5.0	15.2	32.9
Gender
Male	41.0	43.3	32.0	5.02 (2)^‡	0.081
Female	59.0	56.7	68.0
Educational level
Low	44.6	60.6	65.7	15.26 (4)^‡	0.004^§
Middle	40.0	31.7	25.0
High	15.4	7.7	9.3
Living situation
Living together	41.0	43.7	43.7	0.30 (2)^‡	0.861
Single living	59.0	56.3	56.3
Financial status
No financial problems	83.9	77.2	79.0	2.41 (2)^‡	0.299
Financial problems	16.1	22.8	21.0

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