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Table 2 Baseline characteristics: comparison of participants without (n = 1817) and with (n = 394) a relevant functional decline (univariate logistic regression)

From: Prediction of functional decline in community-dwelling older persons in general practice: a cohort study

 

Relevant functional decline

 

Without decline (n = 1817; 82.2%)

With decline (n = 394; 17.8%)

Characteristics

n

%

n

%

Odds ratio

95% CI

Age in years (median, IQR)

81.8 (78.5–86.2)

83.5 (79.8–87.7)

1.06

1.04; 1.08

Baseline GARS (median, IQR)

30 (24–39)

36 (28–49)

1.04

1.03; 1.05

Sex

 Male

559

30.8

148

37.6

ref

 

 Female

1258

69.2

246

62.4

0.74

0.59; 0.93

Polypharmacy

 < 4 per day

603

33.2

107

27.2

ref

 

 4 or more per day

1214

66.8

287

72.8

1.33

1.05; 1.70

Multimorbidity

 No

169

9.3

31

7.9

ref

 

 Yes (> 1 chronic disease)

1648

90.7

363

92.1

1.20

0.81; 1.79

Living situation

 Independent, alone/with others

1656

91.1

329

83.5

ref

 

 Home for older persons

161

8.9

65

16.5

2.03

1.49; 2.77

GP opinion on vulnerability

 Not vulnerable

802

44.1

92

23.4

ref

 

 Possibly vulnerable

518

28.5

99

25.1

1.67

1.23; 2.26

 Vulnerable

497

27.4

203

51.5

3.56

2.72; 4.67

ISCOPE-score on ISCOPE screening questionnaire

 0 (no domain with problems)

179

9.9

19

4.8

ref

 

 1 (1 domain with problems)

172

9.5

11

2.8

0.60

0.28; 1.30

 2 (2 domains with problems)

508

28.0

106

26.9

1.97

1.17; 3.30

 3 (3 domains with problems)

687

37.8

156

39.6

2.14

1.29; 3.54

 4 (4 domains with problems)

271

14.9

102

25.9

3.55

2.10; 5.99