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Table 3 Estimated allostatic load and frailty among 211 residents of Greater Poland: full sample, by sex, and by residence

From: Allostatic load and frailty do not covary significantly among older residents of Greater Poland

Full sample N = 211

Mean

sd

Range

Mean

sd

Range

p

Allostatic load

2.50

1.62

0–8

    

Frailty

2.42

1.70

0–7

    

By sex

Men N = 87

Women N = 124

 

Allostatic load

2.70

1.75

0–8

2.36

1.50

0–7

0.146

Frailty

2.05

1.46

0–6

2.68

1.82

0–7

0.006

By residence

Men

Nekla N = 51

Poznan N = 36

 

Allostatic load

2.94

1.76

 

2.17

1.67

 

0.039

Frailty

2.22

1.42

 

1.81

1.51

 

0.205

Women

Nekla N = 36

Poznan N = 88

 

Allostatic load

2.57

1.39

 

2.38

1.74

 

0.510

Frailty

3.00

1.78

 

2.44

1.82

 

0.086

  1. Method: t-test; sd standard deviation, p p-values