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Table 1 Characteristics of the participants (n = 532).

From: The psychometric properties of three self-report screening instruments for identifying frail older people in the community

Ā Ā 

Men (n = 221)

Women (n = 311)

Total (n = 532)

Frail1

n (%)

Ā Ā Ā 

ā€ƒā€ƒā€ƒGFI

Ā 

86 (39.3)

159 (51.3)

245 (46.3)

ā€ƒā€ƒā€ƒTFI

Ā 

66 (30.1)

145 (47.4)

211 (40.2)

ā€ƒā€ƒā€ƒSPQ

Ā 

148 (67.9)

157 (52.7)

305 (59.1)

Age2

n (%)

Ā Ā Ā 

ā€ƒā€ƒā€ƒ70-74 yrs

Ā 

91 (41.2)

102 (32.8)

193 (36.3)

ā€ƒā€ƒā€ƒ75-79 yrs

Ā 

78 (35.3)

115 (37.0)

193 (36.3)

ā€ƒā€ƒā€ƒā‰„ 80 yrs

Ā 

52 (23.5)

94 (30.2)

146 (27.4)

Education

n (%)

Ā Ā Ā 

ā€ƒā€ƒā€ƒNo Education/Primary Education

Ā 

62 (28.6)

124 (40.8)

186 (35.7)

ā€ƒā€ƒā€ƒSecondary Education

Ā 

102 (47.0)

151 (49.7)

253 (48.6)

ā€ƒā€ƒā€ƒHigher Education

Ā 

53 (24.4)

29 (9.5)

82 (15.7)

Income

n (%)

Ā Ā Ā 

ā€ƒā€ƒā€ƒā‰¤ ā‚¬900

Ā 

34 (16.1)

59 (20.6)

93 (18.7)

ā€ƒā€ƒā€ƒā‚¬901 to ā‚¬1500

Ā 

63 (29.9)

131 (45.6)

194 (39.0)

ā€ƒā€ƒā€ƒā‰„ ā‚¬1501

Ā 

114 (54.0)

97 (33.8)

211 (42.4)

  1. 1 Based on proposed cut-off points by original authors: GFI ā‰„ 4, TFI ā‰„ 5, SPQ ā‰„ 2.
  2. 2 Mean age men 76.6 years (SD 5.4), mean age women 77.6 years (SD 5.5).