Frailty and Nutritional Status among Urban Older Adults in South India

Table 1

Comparison of anthropometric details and blood parameters between nonfrail and frail participants.

Parameter	Pooled (n = 163),; median (–)	Nonfrail (n = 130),; median (–)	Frail (n = 33),; median (–)	value
Age, years	65.0 (62.0–70.0)	64.0 (61.0–68.0)	70.0 (65.0–76.0)	<0.001
Height, cm	160 (152–166)	161 (154–167)	155 (150–163)	0.032
Weight, kg	66.6 (58.6–73.7)	66.9 (59.2–73.7)	61.1 (49.0–72.3)	0.078
BMI, kg/m^2	25.7 (22.7–28.5)	26.0 (23.0–28.5)	24.3 (21.7–29.2)	0.243
WC, cm	94.0 (85.1–101.6)	94.0 (86.4–101.6)	91.4 (83.8–99.1)	0.329
HC, cm	99.1 (92.2–106.7)	99.1 (94.0–106.7)	98.3 (90.2–106.7)	0.709
WHR	0.95 (0.89–0.99)	0.95 (0.9–1.0)	0.93 (0.87–0.98)	0.214
SBP, mmHg	140.5 (130.0–162.0)	140.0 (128.0–160.0)	150.0 (134.0–171.0)	0.079
DBP, mmHg	83.0 (76.0–91.0)	81.0 (76.0–90.0)	85.0 (77.0–92.0)	0.634
FBG, mg/dl	110.0 (97.0–136.0)	108.5 (98.0–135.0)	112 (97.0–147.0)	0.705
TC, mg/dl	176.7 (144.2–208.0)	177.8 (148.2–209.6)	171.3 (139.3–198.8)	0.449
HDL, mg/dl	41.7 (33.4–49.3)	41.0 (33.0–48.9)	45.8 (34.7–50.3)	0.273
LDL, mg/dl	110.4 (83.1–141.0)	111.3 (84.0–145.5)	110.1 (76.0–128.7)	0.327
TG, mg/dl	101.7 (76.7–141.5)	103.4 (78.7–144.0)	96.1 (69.9–129.7)	0.451
Hb, g/dl	13.4 (12.4–14.6)	13.6 (12.6–14.7)	12.8 (11.9–13.6)	0.011
HbA1c, (%)	6.4 (5.8–7.4)	6.4 (5.8–7.4)	6.5 (6.0–7.7)	0.202
Creatinine, mg/dl	1.0 (0.9–1.1)	1.0 (0.9–1.1)	1.0 (0.9–1.1)	0.826
UACR, mg/g creatinine	15.1 (8.3–35.2)	13.4 (8.1–29.8)	24.6 (13.6–88.9)	0.009

BMI: body mass index; WC: waist circumference; WHR: waist-to-hip ratio; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; FBG: fasting blood glucose; TC: total cholesterol; HDL: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; TG: triglycerides; Hb: haemoglobin; HbA1c: glycosylated haemoglobin; UACR: urinary albumin-to-creatinine ratio; P₂₅: 25^th percentile; P₇₅: 75^th percentile. Values represent medians, 25^th and 75^th percentiles. was considered to be significant.