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Table 2 Background characteristics of older persons in the two study groups at baseline

From: Cost-effectiveness of a proactive, integrated primary care approach for community-dwelling frail older persons

 

Care as usual (n = 232)

FFF approach (n = 232)

Characteristics

 Age

82.41 (5.16)

82.45 (5.44)

 Sex (female)

168 (72.4%)

168 (72.4%)

 Marital status (single)

160 (69.0%)

134 (57.8%)*

 Education (low)

97 (41.8%)

97 (41.8%)

 Frailty score (TFI)

7.38 (2.39)

7.38 (2.40)

 Frail (TFI score ≥ 5)

219 (94.4%)

219 (94.4%)

 Multimorbidity (≥ 2 conditions)

208 (89.7%)

215 (92.6%)

  1. Values are presented as mean (SD) or number (%)
  2. TFI: Tilburg Frailty Indicator (range 0–15)
  3. Independent samples t-tests or Chi squared tests
  4. *p < 0.05 (two-tailed)