Research Article
Traditional Chinese Medicine Constitution Is Associated with the Frailty Status of Older Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study in the Community
Table 2
Univariate analysis of frailty status, demographic characteristics, and TCM constitution in older adults.
| | | | Frail level (n (%)) (n = 3586) | | | Nonfrail (n = 3138) | Frail (n = 448) |
| | Sex | Male | 1298 (41.4) | 126 (28.1) | <0.001 | | Female | 1840 (58.6) | 322 (71.9) |
| | Age (years) | 65–74 | 2343 (74.7) | 188 (42.0) | <0.001 | | 75–84 | 675 (21.5) | 167 (37.3) | | ≥85 | 120 (3.8) | 93 (20.8) |
| | Educational level | Illiteracy | 559 (17.8) | 188 (42.1) | <0.001 | | Primary school | 1853 (59.1) | 210 (47.0) | | Junior high school and above | 723 (23.1) | 49 (11.0) |
| | Marital status | Married | 2393 (76.4) | 237 (53.0) | <0.001 | | Widowed/divorced/unmarried | 741 (23.6) | 210 (47.0) |
| | Living condition | Living with nonrelatives | 15 (0.5) | 25 (5.6) | <0.001 | | Living with relatives | 2763 (88.1) | 295 (66.0) | | Living alone | 359 (11.4) | 127 (28.4) |
| | Physical activity level | Everyday | 2750 (87.6) | 282 (62.9) | <0.001 | | Less than 5 times a week | 51 (1.6) | 12 (2.7) | | Less than 2 times a week | 59 (1.9) | 13 (2.9) | | No exercise | 278 (8.9) | 141 (31.5) |
| | TCM constitution | Yin deficiency | 500 (15.9) | 77 (17.2) | <0.001 | | Yang deficiency | 206 (6.6) | 47 (10.5) | | Blood stasis | 319 (10.2) | 25 (5.6) | | Special diathesis | 75 (2.4) | 12 (2.7) | | Phlegm dampness | 1005 (32.0) | 140 (31.3) | | Damp heat | 268 (8.5) | 31 (6.9) | | Qi stagnation | 64 (2.0) | 29 (6.5) | | Qi deficiency | 56 (1.8) | 30 (6.7) | | Neutral | 645 (20.6) | 57 (12.7) |
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