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Table 2 Baseline characteristics of the participants

From: Objective assessment of the association between frailty and sedentary behavior in older adults: a cross-sectional study

Variables

n (%) or mean ± SD

Sex (female)

116 (54.2%)

Age (y)

80.82 ± 7.14

Height (cm)

158.66 ± 9.10

Weight (kg)

61.24 ± 11.05

BMI (kg/m2)

24.27 ± 3.56

Educational level (≤ 6 y)

49 (22.9%)

Living alone

19 (9.0%)

Smoking

15 (7.0%)

Alcohol intake

23 (10.7%)

Regular exercise

75 (35.0%)

Visit to ≥ 4 different specialists

27 (12.7%)

Polypharmacy (≥ 8 drugs)

60 (28.3%)

Number of comorbidities

3.06 ± 2.32

Total sedentary time (min/day)

609.74 ± 79.29

Number of sedentary bouts (times/day)

5.51 ± 2.09

Frailty (positive)

 mFFP

147 (67.8%)

 CFS-C

60 (28.0%)

 SOF Index

107 (50.0%)

 CF-DC Index

136 (63.6%)

  1. BMI body mass index, CF-DC Clinical Frailty-Deficit Count, CFS-C Clinical Frailty Scale, mFFP modified Fried Frailty Phenotype, SD standard deviation, SOF Study of Osteoporotic Fractures