Table 4: Correlation of CHS scores with the demographic data and degree of glycemic control.

Variables

Fried index score (CHS)

Pearson Chi-Square

P-value

> 3 (Frail) n (%)

< 3 (Non-Frail) n (%)

Age

 

 

 

 

< 63-year-old

11 (50)

11 (50)

3.830

0.047*

≥ 63-year-old

15 (26.8)

41 (73.2)

 

 

Gender

 

 

 

 

Males

12 (27.9)

31 (72.1)

1.270

0.188

Females

14 (40)

21 (60)

 

 

FBG

 

 

 

 

< 220 mg/dL

9 (34.6)

17 (65.4)

4.776

0.029*

≥ 220 mg/dL

14 (66.7)

7 (33.3)

 

 

HbA1c

 

 

 

 

< 9.5

5 (23.8)

16 (76.2)

9.591

0.002*

≥ 9.5

18 (69.2)

8 (30.8)

 

 

FBG: Fasting Blood Glucose; Hba1c: Glycated Hemoglobin; *Correlation significant at the 0.05 level.