Table 1 Descriptive summary of participants in the current study, stratified by change in frailty
| Â | Total |
|---|---|
(N = 1446) | |
Age | 63 (10.3) |
Sex | |
F | 732 (50.6%) |
M | 714 (49.4%) |
Education | |
Post-secondary | 1224 (84.6%) |
Secondary | 141 (9.8%) |
< Secondary | 81 (5.6%) |
Income | |
> 100 K | 478 (33.1%) |
50–100 K | 445 (30.8%) |
20–50 K | 352 (24.3%) |
< 20 K | 93 (6.4%) |
Missing | 78 (5.4%) |
Smoking status | |
Never | 653 (45.2%) |
Former | 631 (43.6%) |
Current | 161 (11.1%) |
Missing | 1 (0.1%) |
Fruit/veg. consumption | |
4+ | 783 (54.1%) |
2–3 | 436 (30.2%) |
< 2 | 139 (9.6%) |
Missing | 88 (6.1%) |
Physical activity score | 139 (74.5) |
 Missing | 93 (6.4%) |
Frailty index (baseline) | 0.141 (0.0749) |
 Missing | 3 (0.2%) |
Frailty index (3-year) | 0.142 (0.0766) |
 Missing* | 179 (12.4%) |