Association of frailty with indoor air pollution among older adults and elderly population as per gender and age group: insights from Longitudinal Aging Study in India (LASI-1st Wave)

Table 3 Distribution of Indian population (both unweighted and weighted) as per indoor air pollution and frailty aged ≥ 45 years, 45–59 years and ≥ 60 years used in LASI/ Longitudinal Aging Study in India from 2017 to 2018

Characteristics		Overall population (≥ 45 years) N = 55,572		Male N = 25,927		Female N = 29,645		Older adults (45–59 years) N = 29,656		Elderly (≥ 60 years) N = 25,916
		Frailty (N = 9609) Wt%= 17.29%		Frailty (N = 3747) Wt%=14.45%		Frailty (N = 5856) Wt%=19.75%		Frailty (N = 2279) Wt%= 7.69%		Frailty (N = 7058) Wt%= 27.23%
		UnWt %	Wt %	UnWt %	Wt %	UnWt %	Wt %	UnWt %	Wt %	UnWt %	Wt %
Fuel type	Clean	14.91	15.62*	11.91	12.29*	17.55	18.58***	6.80	7.61	24.66	24.66*
Fuel type	Unclean/ Solid	16.67	19.90*	14.42	17.93*	18.62	21.54***	7.03	7.81	26.75	30.84*
Pollution generating source	Lower	14.99	15.52*	11.95	11.93*	17.63	18.64*	7.00	7.81	24.49	24.03*
Pollution generating source	Higher	16.13	19.07*	13.71	16.99*	18.26	20.86	6.74	7.55	26.43	30.24*
Vulnerable ventilation	No	15.16	16.68*	12.41	13.84*	17.56	19.14*	6.62	7.40*	25.05	26.47**
Vulnerable ventilation	Yes	17.40	20.04*	14.66	17.18*	19.84	22.53*	8.23	9.03*	27.33	30.50**
Household Indoor Smoking	No	15.58	17.32	12.46	14.14**	18.14	19.89	6.77	7.73	25.38	27.02
Household Indoor Smoking	Yes	15.50	17.22	13.65	15.26**	17.23	19.30	7.18	7.56	25.61	27.90
IAP	No	14.80	15.62*	11.51	12.03*	17.55	18.61	6.66	7.66	24.38*	24.40
IAP	Yes	16.24	18.76*	13.96	16.49*	18.31	20.79	7.09	7.71	26.42*	29.58

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