Research Article

[Retracted] Frailty’s Prevalence and the Association with Aging-Related Health Conditions in Chinese Community Dwelling Elderly

Table 1

The influence of demographic characteristics on frailty in the elderly in the community (n = 1,072).

VariablesStratificationDegree of frailty2
RobustPrefrailFrail

Sex11.1580.004
Male13529756
Female19529792

Age (years)140.387<0.001
60∼692201037
70∼7929727324
≥80328234

Marital status13.9990.001
Married305540121
Unmarried110
Divorce241
Widowed224826
Others010

Education9.5890.008
Illiterate336836
Elementary5111240
Middle14623846
High814618
College19188

Residence Status3.1620.206
Solitude206045
With spouse26545975
With family4510327

Occupation6.0400.049
Civil servant452
Teacher292
Soldier120
Institution staff375617
Enterprise staff24242494
Farmer142910
Business3152
No occupation275421