Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the 411 community-dwelling participants.

From: Several frailty parameters highly prevalent in middle age (50–65) are independent predictors of adverse events

Characteristics

N (%)

Age in years, median [IQR]

59.0 [55.9–62.1]

Female sex

292 (71.1)

Years of full-time education, median [IQR] (nmissing = 8)

14 [11–15]

Retired (nmissing = 4)

141 (34.6)

Comorbidities

Number of comorbidities, median [range]

1 [0–5]

Hypertensiona (nmissing = 3)

89 (21.8)

Diabetes (nmissing = 4)

19 (4.7)

Dyslipidemia (nmissing = 5)

126 (31.0)

Obesity (body mass index ≥ 30 kg/m2) (nmissing = 1)

49 (12.0)

Cardiovascular diseaseb (nmissing = 15)

11 (2.8)

Other cardiac diseasesc (nmissing = 5)

17 (4.2)

Depression (nmissing = 3)

58 (14.2)

Cancer (nmissing = 4)

19 (4.7)

Thyroid disorders (nmissing = 5)

38 (9.4)

Other comorbiditiesd

35 (8.5)

  1. The data are quoted as the number (%), unless otherwise stated; (nmissing =) indicates the number of missing data.
  2. IQR interquartile range.
  3. aHypertension, defined as a systolic blood pressure ≥ 140 mmHg or a diastolic blood pressure ≥ 90 mmHg or ongoing treatment for hypertension.
  4. bCardiovascular disease includes stroke (n = 6), transient ischemic attack (n = 6) and coronary heart disease (n = 8).
  5. cOther cardiac diseases include chronic heart failure (n = 5), valvulopathy (n = 9), or cardiac rhythm disorders (n = 20).
  6. dOther comorbidities include: respiratory disorders (asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and bronchiectasis (n = 29), obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (n = 28), neuropsychological disorders (n = 11), age-related macular degeneration (n = 4), viral hepatitis B or C (n = 4), sickle cell anemia (n = 3), HIV (n = 2), ulcerative colitis (n = 1), and polymyalgia rheumatica (n = 1).
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