| All | Non-frail | Pre-frail | Frail | P-value | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n = 8684 | n = 5488 (63.2 %) | n = 2441 (28.1 %) | n = 755 (8.7 %) |  | ||
Age (yrs.) (mean ± SD) |  | 74.2 (±6.4) | 72.9 (±5.9) | 75.9 (±6.5) | 78.2 (±6.8) | <0.001 |
Age groups | 65-74 | 4510 (51.9Â %) | 3314 (60.4Â %) | 985 (40.4Â %) | 211 (27.9Â %) | <0.001 |
 | 75-84 | 3597 (41.4 %) | 1979 (36.1 %) | 1215 (49.8 %) | 403 (53.4 %) | |
 | 85+ | 577 (6.6 %) | 195 (3.6 %) | 241 (9.9 %) | 141 (18.7 %) | |
Gender (male) | Â | 4619 (53.2Â %) | 3366 (61.3Â %) | 999 (40.9Â %) | 254 (33.6Â %) | <0.001 |
Marital status | married/living together | 5837 (68.8Â %) | 4056 (75.2Â %) | 1422 (60.2Â %) | 359 (48.9Â %) | <0.001 |
 | unmarried/divorced | 721 (8.5 %) | 392 (7.3 %) | 231 (9.8 %) | 98 (13.4 %) | |
 | widowed | 1931 (22.7 %) | 943 (17.5 %) | 711 (30.1 %) | 277 (37.7 %) | |
Level of education | low | 4903 (58.6Â %) | 2796 (52.2Â %) | 1554 (67.4Â %) | 553 (78.8Â %) | <0.001 |
 | medium | 1783 (21.3 %) | 1254 (23.4 %) | 415 (18.0 %) | 114 (16.2 %) | |
 | high | 1681 (20.1 %) | 1309 (24.4 %) | 337 (14.6 %) | 35 (5.0 %) | |
Perceived health and healthcare use | ||||||
Perceived health (%) | very good | 7.3 | 10.5 | 2.2 | 0.1 | <0.001 |
 | good | 50.9 | 64.4 | 33.8 | 6.1 | |
 | fair | 35.6 | 24.4 | 55.5 | 53.9 | |
 | poor | 5.6 | 0.7 | 8.1 | 34.1 | |
 | very poor | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 5.8 | |
Healthcare use (past 12Â months) (%) | general practitioner <2Â months | 50.9 | 43.3 | 61.3 | 74.3 | <0.001 |
 | medical specialist | 64.2 | 57.3 | 73.9 | 83.5 | <0.001 |
 | dietician | 9.6 | 6.9 | 13.1 | 19.3 | <0.001 |
 | occupational therapist | 4.1 | 1.7 | 6.2 | 16.8 | <0.001 |
 | physiotherapist | 35.7 | 29.2 | 45.4 | 53.0 | <0.001 |
 | homecare (nursing care and household care) | 19.1 | 6.4 | 31.9 | 68.1 | <0.001 |
 | social work | 2.4 | 1.0 | 3.6 | 9.4 | <0.001 |