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Table 2 Demographic characteristics of the baseline PERSSILAA screening sample (n = 3777)

From: Identification of community-dwelling older adults at risk of frailty using the PERSSILAA screening pathway: a methodological guide and results of a large-scale deployment in the Netherlands

Gender (Percentage)

48.3% male

51.7% female

Age (Mean years and Standard deviation, SD)

69.9 (SD ± 3.8)

Body Mass Index (Mean and standard deviation, SD)

27.2 (SD ± 4.7)

Level of Education (Percentage)

1.8% No qualification

9.9% Primary school

17.9% Secondary school

22.6% Vocational school for 2–3 years

25.3% High school

18.2% Bachelor’s degree

4.3% University / PhD

Living situation (Percentage)

20.9% alone

79.1% with someone else

Internet access (Percentage)

88.3% yes

11.7% no

Alcohol – daily intake (Percentage)

51.3% yes

48.7% no

Smoking (Percentage)

11.8% yes

88.2% no

Number of cigarettes (Mean years and Standard deviation, SD)

9.6 (SD ± 6.7)