Anthropometric Measures and Frailty Prediction in the Elderly: An Easy-to-Use Tool
Table 1
Sociodemographic characteristics of older adults who were assisted at primary health care centers.
Total (%)
Frail + prefrail = 311 (%)
Robust = 128 (%)
Gender (female)
280 (63.8)
216 (69.5)
64 (50.0)
Age in years (mean ± SD)
68.7 ± 7.2
69.4 ± 7.7
66.7 ± 5.3
Age group (years)
60–64.9
158 (36.0)
105 (33.8)
53 (41.4)
65–69.9
109 (24.8)
70 (22.5)
39 (30.5)
70–74.9
82 (18.7)
59 (19.0)
23 (18.0)
75–79.9
52 (11.8)
42 (13.5)
10 (7.8)
≥80
38 (8.7)
35 (11.2)
3 (2.3)
Race/ethnicity
White
290 (67.3)
191 (62.6)
99 (78.6)
Black
76 (17.6)
44 (14.4)
10 (7.9)
“Mulatto”/brown-skinned
54 (12.5)
60 (19.7)
16 (12.7)
Native Indian
11 (2.6)
10 (3.3)
1 (0.8)
Education
Illiterate
72 (16.7)
65 (21.3)
7 (5.5)
Incomplete elementary
117 (27.1)
88 (28.9)
29 (22.8)
Complete elementary
180 (41.7)
114 (37.4)
66 (52.0)
Complete middle school
38 (8.8)
23 (7.5)
15 (11.8)
Complete high school
21 (4.9)
13 (4.3)
8 (6.3)
Higher education
4 (0.9)
2 (0.7)
2 (1.6)
Marital status
Married
162 (37.3)
107 (34.7)
55 (43.7)
Separated/divorced
71 (16.4)
45 (14.6)
26 (20.6)
Single
71 (16.4)
52 (16.9)
19 (15.1)
Widowed
130 (30.0)
104 (33.8)
26 (20.6)
Monthly income (MS†)
Up to 2
382 (93.4)
273 (93.5)
109 (93.2)
>2 MS to 4
20 (4.9)
15 (5.1)
5 (4.3)
>4 MS to 6
7 (1.7)
4 (1.4)
3 (2.6)
Notes. number of subjects with missing values was eight for race/ethnicity, seven for education, five for marital status, and 30 for monthly income. : minimum salary = R$ 540 (=US$270).
