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Table 1 Sample Characteristics and progression and reversion rate

From: Impact of transient and chronic loneliness on progression and reversion of frailty in community-dwelling older adults: four-year follow-up

 

All participates

Robust

(in 2011)

Pre-frail

(in 2011)

Frail

(in 2011)

Demographic characteristics

(Mean ± SD / N(%))

N = 2961

N = 967

N = 1848

N = 146

Age (Mean ± SD)

67 ± 5.52

65 ± 4.82

67 ± 5.57

72 ± 6.01

Sex

 Male

1510(51.0%)

549(56.8%)

903(48.9%)

58(39.7%)

 Female

1451(49.0%)

418(43.2%)

945(51.1%)

88(60.3%)

Educational Level

 No formal education

1638(55.3%)

472(48.8%)

1061(57.4%)

105(71.9%)

 Elementary school and middle school

1181(39.9%)

427(44.2%)

715(38.7%)

39(26.7%)

 High school and higher

142(4.8%)

68(7.0%)

72(3.9%)

2(1.4%)

Marital status

 Married/partnered

2417(81.6%)

822(85.0%)

1496(81.0%)

99(67.8%)

 Unmarried

544(18.4%)

145(15.0%)

352(19.0%)

47(32.2%)

Current Residential location

 Urban

945(31.9%)

359(37.1%)

549(29.7%)

37(25.3%)

 Rural

2016(68.1%)

608(62.9%)

1299(70.3%)

109(74.7%)

 Number of chronic conditions (0 ~ 9)

1 ± 1.37

1 ± 1.27

2 ± 1.40

2 ± 1.42

 Missing

80(2.7%)

28(2.8%)

45(2.4%)

7(4.7%)

Living alone

 No

2727(92.1%)

902(93.3%)

1701(92.0%)

124(84.9%)

 Yes

234(7.9%)

65(6.7%)

147(8.0%)

22(15.1%)

Depression(0-)

8.76 ± 6.23

5.37 ± 3.82

10.14 ± 6.50

13.84 ± 5.59

ADLs(0–6)

0.42 ± 0.93

0.14 ± 0.49

0.43 ± 0.99

0.81 ± 1.41

 Missing

17(0.6%)

2(0.2%)

13(0.7%)

2(1.3%)

IADLs(0–5)

0.36 ± 0.90

0.23 ± 0.65

0.47 ± 0.98

1.04 ± 1.40

 Missing

24(0.8%)

8(0.8%)

16(0.8%)

0(0%)

  1. ADLs referred to Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) and IADLs referred to Instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs)