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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the study population. (FI-population N = 14,665; FP-population N = 8133)

From: The association between medication or alcohol use and the incidence of frailty: a retrospective cohort study

Baseline characteristic Non-frail population at baseline based on frailty index (FI-population) Non-frail population at baseline based on frailty phenotype (FP-population)
N = 14,665 N = 8133
Age group
 65–74 years 9870 (67.3%) 5979 (73.5%)
 75–84 years 4184 (28.5%) 1948 (24.0%)
  ≥ 85 years 611 (4.2%) 206 (2.5%)
 Mean (SD) 72.5 (6.0) 71.6 (5.4)
Sex
 Male 7312 (49.9%) 4244 (52.2%)
 Female 7353 (50.1%) 3889 (47.8%)
Highest educational level
 primary 3258 (22.2%) 1584 (19.5%)
 secundary 7900 (53.9%) 4441 (54.6%)
 tertiary 3507 (23.9%) 2108 (25.9%)
Body mass index
 under 18.5 149 (1.0%) 69 (0.8%)
 18.5–25 5379 (36.7%) 3053 (37.5%)
 25–30 6480 (44.2%) 3668 (45.1%)
 above 30 2657 (18.1%) 1343 (16.5%)
No. of chronic diseases; Mean (SD) 1.7 (1.3) 1.5 (1.3)
Smoking (yes) 2120 (14.5%) 1129 (13.9%)
Alcohol use
 no alcohol use 3915 (26.7%) 1823 (22.4%)
 nonhazardous 7472 (51.0%) 4413 (54.3%)
 hazardous 3278 (22.4%) 1897 (23.3%)
Stroke (yes) 392 (2.7%) 188 (2.3%)
Cancer (yes) 694 (4.7%) 378 (4.6%)
Parkinson disease (yes) 72 (0.5%) 34 (0.4%)
Cataracts (yes) 1487 (10.1%) 820 (10.1%)
Dementia (yes) 75 (0.5%) 31 (0.4%)
Medication for high blood pressure (yes) 7090 (48.3%) 3830 (47.1%)
Medication for coronary and other heart disease (yes) 2580 (17.6%) 1237 (15.2%)
Medication for high cholesterol (yes) 3908 (26.6%) 2180 (26.8%)
Medication for diabetes (yes) 1646 (11.2%) 877 (10.8%)
Medication for joint pain and other pain (yes) 2645 (18.0%) 1125 (13.8%)
Medication for anxiety, depression and sleep problems (yes) 1248 (8.5%) 521 (6.4%)
Medication for osteoporosis (yes) 777 (5.3%) 378 (4.6%)
Medication for stomach burns (yes) 1082 (7.4%) 522 (6.4%)
Medication for chronic bronchitis (yes) 347 (2.4%) 140 (1.7%)
Medication for suppresing inflammation (yes) 384 (2.6%) 163 (2.0%)