Table 1 General characteristics of baseline study population by survival status (2008–2018).

From: Impact of frailty on mortality and healthcare costs and utilization among older adults in South Korea

Variables

Total

All-cause mortality

P-value

Yes

No

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

Total

3578 (100.0)

1052 (29.4)

2526 (70.6)

 

Frailty

 < .0001

 Low risk

2076 (58.0)

456 (22.0)

1620 (78.0)

 

 Moderate risk

1420 (39.7)

544 (38.3)

876 (61.7)

 

 Severe risk

82 (2.3)

52 (63.4)

30 (36.6)

 

Gender

 < .0001

 Male

1508 (42.1)

532 (35.3)

976 (64.7)

 

 Female

2070 (57.9)

520 (25.1)

1550 (74.9)

 

Age

 < .0001

 65–69

1198 (33.5)

163 (13.6)

1035 (86.4)

 

 70–74

1077 (30.1)

269 (25.0)

808 (75.0)

 

 75–79

685 (19.1)

255 (37.2)

430 (62.8)

 

 80–84

394 (11.0)

198 (50.3)

196 (49.7)

 

 85 ≤ 

224 (6.3)

167 (74.6)

57 (25.4)

 

Region

0.2490

 Urban

2471 (69.1)

712 (28.8)

1759 (71.2)

 

 Rural

1107 (30.9)

340 (30.7)

767 (69.3)

 

Education level

0.0006

 Lower than middle school

2526 (70.6)

794 (31.4)

1732 (68.6)

 

 Middle school graduate

392 (11.0)

94 (24.0)

298 (76.0)

 

 High School graduate

456 (12.7)

111 (24.3)

345 (75.7)

 

 University graduate

204 (5.7)

53 (26.0)

151 (74.0)

 

Income level

0.8881

 Low

2054 (57.4)

622 (30.3)

1432 (69.7)

 

 Middle low

722 (20.2)

182 (25.2)

540 (74.8)

 

 Middle high

505 (14.1)

151 (29.9)

354 (70.1)

 

 High

297 (8.3)

97 (32.7)

200 (67.3)

 

Economic activity

 < .0001

 Active

768 (21.5)

154 (20.1)

614 (79.9)

 

 Inactive

2810 (78.5)

898 (32.0)

1912 (68.0)

 

Medical coverage type

0.0019

 National Health Insurance

3370 (94.2)

971 (28.8)

2399 (71.2)

 

 Medical aid

208 (5.8)

81 (38.9)

127 (61.1)

 

Private insurance

 < .0001

 No

3269 (91.4)

1006 (30.8)

2263 (69.2)

 

 Yes

309 (8.6)

46 (14.9)

263 (85.1)

 

Smoking

 < .0001

 Current

509 (14.2)

204 (40.1)

305 (59.9)

 

 Past

498 (13.9)

181 (36.3)

317 (63.7)

 

 Never

2571 (71.9)

667 (25.9)

1904 (74.1)

 

Drinking

0.2411

 Current

955 (26.7)

271 (28.4)

684 (71.6)

 

 Past

451 (12.6)

180 (39.9)

271 (60.1)

 

 Never

2172 (60.7)

601 (27.7)

1571 (72.3)

 

Depression

 < .0001

 No

2493 (69.7)

650 (26.1)

1843 (73.9)

 

 Yes

1085 (30.3)

402 (37.1)

683 (62.9)

 

Participation in social activities

 < .0001

 No

1165 (32.6)

462 (39.7)

703 (60.3)

 

 Yes

2413 (67.4)

590 (24.5)

1823 (75.5)

 

Hypertension

0.2049

 No

1997 (55.8)

570 (28.5)

1427 (71.5)

 

 Yes

1581 (44.2)

482 (30.5)

1099 (69.5)

 

Diabetes

0.0020

 No

2933 (82.0)

830 (28.3)

2103 (71.7)

 

 Yes

645 (18.0)

222 (34.4)

423 (65.6)

 

Cancer

 < .0001

 No

3457 (96.6)

997 (28.8)

2460 (71.2)

 

 Yes

121 (3.4)

55 (45.5)

66 (54.5)

 

Lung disease

0.0006

 No

3436 (96.0)

992 (28.9)

2444 (71.1)

 

 Yes

142 (4.0)

60 (42.3)

82 (57.7)

 

Liver disease

0.0164

 No

3507 (98.0)

1022 (29.1)

2485 (70.9)

 

 Yes

71 (2.0)

30 (42.3)

41 (57.7)

 

Cardiovascular disease

0.1953

 No

3265 (91.3)

950 (29.1)

2315 (70.9)

 

 Yes

313 (8.7)

102 (32.6)

211 (67.4)

 

Cerebrovascular disease

 < .0001

 No

3388 (94.7)

958 (28.3)

2430 (71.7)

 

 Yes

190 (5.3)

94 (49.5)

96 (50.5)

 

Psychiatric disease

0.1432

 No

3481 (97.3)

1017 (29.2)

2464 (70.8)

 

 Yes

97 (2.7)

35 (36.1)

62 (63.9)

 

Arthritis/rheumatism

0.0045

 No

2505 (70.0)

772 (30.8)

1733 (69.2)

 

 Yes

1073 (30.0)

280 (26.1)

793 (73.9)