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Table 1 Patient characteristics

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

 

T1 (n = 532)

T2 (n = 430)

Non-responders (n = 74)

Significance-level difference responders/non-responders at T1 †

Age

- 70-74

193 (36.3)

158 (36.7)

24 (32.4)

p = 0.46

- 75-79

193 (36.3)

157 (36.5)

28 (37.8)

 

- ≥ 80

146 (27.4)

115 (26.7)

22 (29.7)

 

Women

311 (58.5)

259 (60.2)

39 (52.7)

p = 0.22

Education*

    

- None/primary education

186 (35.7)

140 (32.9)

31 (41.9)

p = 0.05

- Secondary education

253 (48.6)

213 (50.1)

30 (40.5)

 

- Higher education

82 (15.7)

72 (16.9)

8 (10.8)

 

Income*

    

- ≤900

93 (18.7)

64 (15.6)

24 (32.4)

p < 0.001

- 901 - 1500

194 (39.0)

157 (38.4)

28 (37.8)

 

- ≥1501

211 (42.4)

188 (46.0)

15 (20.3)

 

Frail

    

- GFI (≥4)

245 (46.3)

198 (46.0)

32 (43.2)

p = 0.63

- TFI (≥5)

211 (40.2)

162 (38.2)

35 (47.9)

p = 0.12

- SPQ (≥2)

305 (59.1)

250 (58.1)

37 (52.9)

p = 0.28

Disability (mean)

    

- GARS total (18-72)

24.9 (sd 9.3)

24.2 (sd 8.3)

28.2 (sd 12.6)

p < 0.001

- GARS-ADL (11-44)

13.9 (sd 4.5)

13.5 (sd 3.9)

15.6 (sd 6.5)

p< 0.001

- GARS-HDL (7-28)

11.1 (sd 5.4)

10.7 (sd 4.9)

12.7 (sd 6.7)

p < 0.001

Mortality

-

15 (2.8%)

-

 

Hospital admission

-

75 (17.4%)

-

 
  1. *Due to missings small differences between n and numbers of participant reported for education and income can occur
  2. Comparison of these subgroups on baseline scores