Traditional Chinese Medicine Constitution Is Associated with the Frailty Status of Older Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study in the Community

Table 1

Characteristics of 3586 older adults.

Characteristics		N	%
Sex	Male	1424	39.7
	Female	2162	60.3
Age (years)	65–74	2531	70.6
	75–84	842	23.5
	≥85	213	5.9
Educational level^∗	Illiteracy	747	20.8
	Primary school	2063	57.5
	Junior high school and above	772	21.5
Marital status^∗	Married	2630	73.3
	Widowed/divorced/unmarried	951	26.5
Living condition^∗	Living with nonrelatives	40	1.1
	Living with relatives	3058	85.3
	Living alone	486	13.6
Physical activity level	Everyday	3032	84.6
	Less than 5 times a week	63	1.8
	Less than 2 times a week	72	2.0
	No exercise	419	11.7
Frail condition	Healthy	2108	58.8
	Prefrail	1030	28.7
	Frail	448	12.5

N = 3586. Variables with missing values: educational level (4/3586; 0.1%), marital status (5/3586; 0.1%), and living condition (2/3586; 0.1%).