Table 2 Baseline characteristics of simulated population
From: Incorporating frailty to address the key challenges to geriatric economic evaluation
Mean age (SD) | 70.4 (7.9) |
|---|---|
Female (%) | 53.8 |
SES quartile (%)1 | Â |
 Most privileged  2nd  3rd  Most disadvantaged | 27.3 18.4 35.2 19.1 |
Falls history (%) | Â |
 No falls history  Single non-MA fall history  Recurrent non-MA falls history  Single MA fall history  Recurrent falls with one or more MA fall history | 74.6 10.2 8.4 4.0 2.8 |
Mean frailty index (SD) | 12.2 (9.9) |
High physical activity (%) | 17.3 |
Cognitively impaired (%) | 20.5 |
Fear of falling (%) | 6.8 |
Abnormal gait and/or balance (%) | 28.0 |
In paid employment (%) | 19.4 |
Engaged in unpaid work (%) | 27.4 |
Paid for private care out-of-pocket (%) | 3.4 |
Received informal care (%) | 24.9 |