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Table 3 One-year death and hospitalization outcomes for selected frailty criteria, Risk Ratios (95%Confidence Intervals), n = 928

From: Operationalizing frailty among older residents of assisted living facilities

 

Death

Hospitalization

Frailty Criteria

Absolute Definition

Relative Definition

Absolute Definition

Relative Definition

Slow gait - absolute

    

   Model 1

1.40 (0.98-1.99)

 

1.34 (1.11-1.62)

 

   Model 2

1.34 (0.93-1.91)

 

1.29 (1.07-1.56)

 

   Model 3

1.31 (0.92-1.86)

 

1.23 (1.02-1.49)

 

Slow gait - relative

    

   Model 1

 

1.57 (1.17-2.10)

 

1.20 (1.03-1.41)

   Model 2

 

1.53 (1.14-2.05)

 

1.17 (1.00-1.37)

   Model 3

 

1.36 (1.01-1.83)

 

1.07 (0.90-1.28)

Weakness - absolute

    

   Model 1

0.93 (0.56-1.54)

 

1.04 (0.80-1.34)

 

   Model 2

0.88 (0.53-1.47)

 

1.00 (0.80-1.29)

 

   Model 3

0.73 (0.44-1.22)

 

0.93 (0.72-1.19)

 

Weakness - relative

    

   Model 1

 

1.15 (0.84-1.58)

 

1.18 (0.99-1.39)

   Model 2

 

1.11 (0.81-1.53)

 

1.15 (0.97-1.36)

   Model 3

 

0.96 (0.70-1.32)

 

1.11 (0.93-1.33)

Low activity - absolute

    

   Model 1

1.70 (1.26-2.29)

 

1.27 (1.09-1.49)

 

   Model 2

1.66 (1.23-2.24)

 

1.24 (1.07-1.45)

 

   Model 3

1.60 (1.19-2.16)

 

1.18 (1.01-1.38)

 

Low activity - relative

    

   Model 1

 

1.68 (1.25-2.27)

 

1.29 (1.11-1.51)

   Model 2

 

1.69 (1.25-2.26)

 

1.31 (1.12-1.52)

   Model 3

 

1.50 (1.11-2.03)

 

1.24 (1.04-1.47)

Weight loss

    

   Model 1

1.29 (0.89-1.87)

same as at left

1.31 (1.09-1.58)

same as at left

   Model 2

1.18 (0.81-1.71)

same as at left

1.18 (1.00-1.40)

same as at left

   Model 3

1.05 (0.73-1.52)

1.01 (0.70-1.46)

1.19 (0.99-1.42)

1.16 (0.95-1.42)

Exhaustion

    

   Model 1

1.73 (1.30-2.32)

same as at left

1.22 (1.05-1.43)

same as at left

   Model 2

1.65 (1.23-2.22)

same as at left

1.16 (0.99-1.34)

same as at left

   Model 3

1.61 (1.20-2.15)

1.58 (1.17-2.12)

1.13 (0.97-1.31)

1.11 (0.94-1.31)

  1. Model 1 adjusted for age, sex; Model 2 adjusted for age, sex, Charlson index; Model 3 adjusted for age, sex, Charlson index, other four frailty criteria.