Differences across frailty trajectories in social and behavioural factors at baseline
| 60–69 year olds | 70–79 year olds | 80–89 year olds | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low trajectory | High trajectory | Low trajectory | High trajectory | Low trajectory | High trajectory | |
| Ever smoking status | 2091 (50.4) | 1052 (62.4) | 1358 (49.6) | 809 (58.1) | 436 (43.3)* | 380 (46.6)* |
| Ever felt the need to cut down on alcohol consumption | 191 (4.6) | 127 (7.4) | 99 (3.5) | 98 (6.9) | 25 (2.5)* | 21 (2.6)* |
| Relatives/friends worry or complain about your alcohol consumption | 40 (1.0) | 47 (2.8) | 16 (0.6) | 23 (1.6) | 6 (0.6)* | 7 (0.9)* |
| Education | ||||||
| Less than high school | 138 (3.4) | 155 (9.4) | 211 (7.8) | 234 (17.0) | 164 (16.8) | 187 (23.4) |
| High school/GED/some college | 2390 (58.1) | 1077 (65.1) | 1630 (60.1) | 843 (61.1) | 558 (57.0) | 448 (56.2) |
| 4-year college/postgraduate | 1585 (38.5) | 422 (25.5) | 872 (32.1) | 303 (21.9) | 257 (26.2) | 163 (20.4) |
| Married/committed relationship | 3493 (82.7) | 1255 (72.0) | 2104 (74.3) | 897 (62.2) | 567 (54.6) | 373 (44.6) |
| With whom you live | ||||||
| Spouse/domestic partner | 3443 (81.5) | 1221 (70.6) | 2050 (72.8) | 884 (61.6) | 550 (53.2) | 351 (42.2) |
| Family | 147 (3.5) | 106 (6.1) | 90 (3.2) | 75 (5.2) | 50 (4.8) | 53 (6.4) |
| Alone | 575 (13.6) | 332 (19.2) | 627 (22.3) | 425 (29.6) | 400 (38.7) | 376 (45.2) |
| Other | 60 (1.4) | 70 (4.1) | 49 (1.7) | 51 (3.6) | 34 (3.3) | 52 (6.2) |
| Have assistance for home care from family, friends or others, if needed | 2559 (62.1) | 1165 (68.3) | 1720 (62.2) | 1001 (71.3) | 677 (66.6) | 627 (77.7) |
Values are N (%). All p values are <0.001 unless otherwise indicated.
*p Value>0.10.
GED, General Educational Development.