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Table 1 Baseline characterisitcs of study participants

From: Influenza vaccine response in community-dwelling German prefrail and frail individuals

 

Prefrail (n = 50)

Frail (n = 26)

Age (years)

Mean (SD)

74.9 (4.4)

78.1 (5.8)*

Ethnicity (white)

n (%)

50 (100)

26 (100)

Gender (female)

n (%)

30 (60.0)

16 (61.5)

Weight (kg)

Mean (SD)

75.4 (15.5)

79.2 (13.5)

Body Mass Index (kg/m2)

Mean (SD)

26.5 (3.6)

28.9 (4.2)*

Diastolic Blood Pressure (mmHg)

Mean (SD)

76.6 (7.9)

79.0 (11.4)

Systolic Blood Pressure (mmHg)

Mean (SD)

139.3 (16.9)

145.9 (19.6)

Pulse rate (bpm)

Mean (SD)

71.7 (9.8)

72 (11.9)

MMSE score (/30)a

Mean (SD)

28.0 (3.0)

23 (2.0)***

MNA SF score (/14)b

Mean (SD)

13.0 (1.0)

13 (1.0)

 Good nutritrional status

n (%)

43 (87.8)

23 (88.5)

 Risk of malnutition

n (%)

6 (12.2)

3 (11.5)

 Malnourished

n (%)

0 (0)

0 (0)

IADL score (/8)c

Mean (SD)

7.0 (1.0)

7.0 (2.0)

EQ-5D dimension (no problem)df

 Mobility

n (%)

34 (70.8)

7 (28.0)

 Self Care

n (%)

47 (97.9)

18 (72.0)

 Usual Activity

n (%)

38 (79.2)

13 (52.0)

 Pain/Discomfort

n (%)

28 (58.3)

6 (24.0)

 Anxiety/Depression

n (%)

38 (79.2)

20 (80.0)

EQ-VAS scoree

Mean (SD)

80.0 (14.0)

68.0 (15.0)***

Frailty criteriaf

 Feeling of exhaustion

n (%)

32 (66.7)

23 (92.0)

 Low grip strength

n (%)

20 (41.7)

19 (76.0)

 Low physical activity

n (%)

4 (8.3)

13 (52.0)

 Low walking speed

n (%)

17 (35.4)

20 (80.0)

 Involuntary recent weight Lossf

n (%)

5 (10.4)

5 (20.0)

Domestic statusf

 Alone

n (%)

17 (34.0)

17 (65.4)

 In couple

n (%)

32 (64.0)

9 (34.6)

 Dependent

n (%)

2 (4.0)

4 (15.4)

Tobacco use

 Never

n (%)

31 (62.0)

14 (53.8)

 Former

n (%)

14 (28.0)

11 (42.3)

 Current

n (%)

5 (10.0)

1 (3.8)

Alcohol consumption

 Never

n (%)

19 (38.0)

12 (46.2)

 Former

n (%)

4 (8.0)

3 (11.5)

 Current

n (%)

27 (54.0)

11 (42.3)

Blood biochemistry

 AST (U/L)

Mean (SD)

25.4 (7.1)

22.0 (5.9) *

 Albumin (g/dl)

Mean (SD)

4.2 (0.3)

4.2 (0.3)

 Total Protein (g/L)

Mean (SD)

69.0 (4.1)

67.9 (3.7)

 Creatinin (mg/dl)

Mean (SD)

0.9 (0.3)

0.9 (0.3)

 Glucose (mg/dl)

Mean (SD)

101.1 (23.3)

105.5 (20.8)

 Hemoglobin (g/dL)

Mean (SD)

14.0 (1.3)

14.0 (1.0)

 Hematocrit (%)

Mean (SD)

42.5 (3.2)

42.8 (3.1)

 IgG (g/L)

Mean (SD)

10.5 (2.1)

10.2 (1.6)

 Hs-CRP (mg/l)

Mean (SD)

2.8 (2.5)

5.3 (8.0)

Hematology

 Platelets (%)

Mean (SD)

240.9 (55.5)

241.0 (58.7)

 Erythrocytes (10E12/L)

Mean (SD)

4.5 (0.4)

4.6 (0.3)

 Basophil (%)

Mean (SD)

0.6 (0.3)

0.5 (0.2)

 Eosinophil (%)

Mean (SD)

3.7 (2.2)

3.1 (2.4)

 Neutrophils (%)

Mean (SD)

57.8 (8.9)

60.4 (10.8)

 Monocytes (%)

Mean (SD)

7.9 (2.0)

8.3 (2.6)

 Lymphocytes (%)

Mean (SD)

28.8 (8.2)

26.9 (8.7)

 Leucocytes(10E9/L)

Mean (SD)

6.2 (1.8)

6.4 (1.6)

Flu vaccinated previous yearf

n (%)

37 (77.1)

19 (76.0)

  1. aMini Mental State Examination. Score > 24 = normal cognition, 19–23 = mild cognitive impairment, 10–18 = moderate and <9 = severe. bMini Nutritional Assessment Short Form. Score from 12 to 14 = good nutritional status, 8–11 = at risk of manutrition and 0–7 = malnourished. cInstrumental Activities of Daily Living. Score from 0 = low (person very dependent) to 8 = high (person independent). dEQ-5D: EuroQoL 5 dimensions. Data correspond to the health state description “Having no problems” in the following 5 dimensions: Mobility = walking ability, Self-care dimension = ability to wash or dress by oneself, Usual activities = performance in work, study, housework, family or leisure activities, Pain/Discomfort = pain or discomfort, Anxiety/Depression = anxiety or depression. eEQ-VAS: Visual Analogue Scale. Self evaluation of health status on the day of the interview. Score from 0 = low (worst imaginable health state) to 100 = high (best imaginable health state). fRefers to data with Prefrail (n = 48) and Frail (n = 25). *, p < 0.05; ***, p < 0.001