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Table 3 Multiple logistic regression for changes in frailty

From: Changes in frailty among community-dwelling Chinese older adults and its predictors: evidence from a two-year longitudinal study

Predictors

Robust worsening, OR (95%CI)

Prefrail worsening, OR (95%CI)

Prefrail improvement, OR (95%CI)

Frail improvement, OR (95%CI)

Unadjusted model a

Adjusted model b

Unadjusted model a

Adjusted model b

Unadjusted model a

Adjusted model b

Unadjusted model a

Adjusted model b

Gender (Female)

1.99*** (1.68, 2.37)

1.30 (0.95, 1.79)

0.88 (0.52, 1.48)

0.56 (0.21, 1.52)

0.44*** (0.30, 0.66)

0.65 (0.28, 1.49)

1.65 (0.69, 3.97)

0.84 (0.19, 3.68)

Age (vs 60~ years)

 70~ years

2.64*** (2.20, 3.18)

2.10*** (1.72, 2.58)

1.57 (0.88, 2.78)

1.81 (0.98, 3.34)

0.62* (0.42, 0.91)

0.70 (0.45, 1.07)

0.45 (0.18, 1.16)

0.36 (0.12, 1.14)

 80~ years

4.98*** (3.69, 6.72)

3.30*** (2.36, 4.60)

3.09*** (1.68, 5.70)

3.89*** (1.87, 8.09

0.36*** (0.21, 0.62)

0.40** (0.21, 0.75)

0.55 (0.22, 1.40)

0.53 (0.15, 1.84)

Marital status (Married)

0.47*** (0.38, 0.58)

0.83 (0.63, 1.09)

1.03 (0.65, 1.61)

1.29 (0.66, 2.53)

1.66** (1.13, 2.45)

0.84 (0.47, 1.50)

0.77 (0.38, 1.57)

1.10 (0.35, 3.47)

Educational level (vs Illiteracy)

 Primary school

0.46*** (0.38, 0.56)

0.63*** (0.51, 0.78)

0.88 (0.43, 1.80)

0.98 (0.43, 2.23)

2.11** (1.27, 3.50)

1.51 (0.86, 2.67)

0.76 (0.18, 3.18)

0.78 (0.10, 6.01)

 Junior high school or above

0.32*** (0.24, 0.42)

0.46*** (0.33, 0.64)

1.23 (0.44, 3.47)

1.04 (0.27, 4.04)

3.19** (1.50, 6.80)

2.02 (0.80, 5.12)

0.60 (0.11, 3.25)

0.66 (0.07, 6.08)

Working (Yes)

0.42*** (0.32, 0.55)

0.60*** (0.45, 0.80)

0.47 (0.17, 1.27)

0.56 (0.20, 1.61)

1.51 (0.84, 2.72)

1.33 (0.71, 2.51)

1.60 (0.22, 11.77)

2.00 (0.15, 27.26)

Live alone (Yes)

1.73*** (1.28, 2.34)

0.94 (0.63, 1.41)

0.65 (0.33, 1.26)

0.55 (0.22, 1.41)

0.53* (0.30, 0.93)

0.58 (0.26, 1.30)

1.13 (0.58, 3.50)

1.69 (0.39, 7.40)

Shower facility at home (No)

1.91*** (1.45, 2.53)

1.39* (1.02, 1.90)

0.88 (0.50, 1.55)

0.89 (0.47, 1.70)

0.61* (0.37, 0.99)

0.71 (0.41, 1.24)

0.94 (0.32, 2.77)

1.42 (0.34, 5.87)

Annual physical examination (No)

1.26 (0.94, 1.69)

1.23 (0.89, 1.71)

1.84 (0.91, 3.72)

1.49 (0.69, 3.21)

0.96 (0.479, 1.88)

1.17 (0.56, 2.42)

0.61 (0.25, 1.46)

0.69 (0.23, 2.03)

Cigarette smoking (vs Nonsmoker)

 Former smoker

0.64** (0.49, 0.84)

1.01 (0.69, 1.48)

0.57 (0.24, 1.36)

0.33 (0.09, 1.16)

1.72 (0.99, 2.99)

1.22 (0.49, 3.03)

0.49 (0.12, 1.91)

0.64 (0.07, 5.77)

 Current smoker

0.40*** (0.32, 0.81)

0.70 (0.48, 1.01)

1.60 (0.70, 3.65)

1.69 (0.45, 6.30)

3.51*** (1.85, 6.67)

2.81 (1.00, 7.89)

0.73 (0.13, 4.18)

0.65 (0.06, 7.50)

Alcohol intake (Yes)

0.46*** (0.36, 0.58)

0.85 (0.63, 1.14)

0.86 (0.36, 2.02)

0.61 (0.20, 1.90)

1.75 (0.96, 3.19)

0.56 (0.24, 1.27)

0.79 (0.07, 8.90)

0.43 (0.02, 12.19)

Daily tea (Yes)

0.56*** (0.46, 0.67)

1.01 (0.79, 1.29)

0.82 (0.46, 1.47)

0.72 (0.34, 1.55)

2.05*** (1.35, 3.11)

1.08 (0.61, 1.92)

0.91 (0.33, 2.49)

0.94 (0.25, 3.55)

Reading (Yes)

0.44*** (0.34, 0.57)

0.84 (0.61, 1.15)

1.11 (0.43, 2.87)

1.18 (0.34, 4.16)

2.24* (1.13, 4.46)

1.13 (0.48, 2.68)

3.25 (0.29, 36.81)

4.98 (0.24, 104.22)

Play cards or mahjong (Yes)

0.58*** (0.47, 0.72)

0.90 (0.71, 1.14)

0.63 (0.32, 1.26)

0.50 (0.22, 1.11)

1.32 (0.82, 2.12)

0.68 (0.38, 1.22)

0.38 (0.04, 3.53)

0.23 (0.02, 2.68)

Physical exercise (vs Almost never)

 Several times per week

0.75* (0.58, 0.96)

0.73* (0.55, 0.96)

1.67 (0.93, 2.99)

1.84 (0.94, 3.61)

1.30 (0.78, 2.14)

1.24 (0.70, 2.12)

2.34 (0.89, 6.13)

1.79 (0.55, 5.85)

 Everyday

0.70*** (0.58, 0.85)

0.72** (0.58, 0.90)

0.93 (0.54, 1.59)

1.04 (0.57, 1.89)

1.29 (0.84, 1.98)

1.01 (0.63, 1.63)

4.35*** (1.84, 10.29)

4.03** (1.42, 11.46)

Meeting with children (vs Almost never)

 Several times per week

0.92 (0.74, 1.15)

0.94 (0.57, 1.16)

1.08 (0.60, 1.95)

1.13 (0.59, 2.14)

0.84 (0.53, 1.33)

0.71 (0.43, 1.17)

1.02 (0.33, 3.17)

1.56 (0.39, 6.22)

 Everyday

1.04 (0.83, 1.31)

0.95 (0.73, 1.24)

1.06 (0.58, 1.95)

0.92 (0.45, 1.88)

0.70 (0.44, 1.13)

0.68 (0.39, 1.19)

1.38 (0.45, 4.24)

2.50 (0.56, 11.26)

Neighbor interaction (vs Almost never)

 Several times per week

0.70* (0.51, 0.97)

0.81 (0.57, 1.16)

0.35** (0.16, 0.76)

0.30** (0.13, 0.74)

0.84 (0.44, 1.61)

0.75 (0.36, 1.54)

2.26 (0.64, 7.96)

2.34 (0.51, 10.81)

 Everyday

0.59*** (0.46, 0.74)

0.67** (0.51, 0.87)

0.56* (0.32, 1.00)

0.52* (0.27, 1.00)

1.07 (0.63, 1.83)

1.07 (0.59, 1.93)

3.00* (1.10, 8.19)

2.85 (0.83, 9.82)

Social participation (vs Almost never)

 Several times per month

0.69** (0.52, 0.90)

0.83 (0.62, 1.12)

1.39 (0.80, 2.41)

1.64 (0.85, 3.16)

0.93 (0.57, 1.52)

0.77 (0.44, 1.37)

1.21 (0.47, 3.14)

1.23 (0.34, 4.36)

 Several times per week

0.75* (0.58, 0.96)

0.90 (0.69, 1.19)

1.76 (0.82, 3.78)

2.56* (1.06, 6.17)

2.62** (1.44, 4.80)

2.14* (1.08, 4.24)

0.81 (0.14, 4.62)

0.58 (0.07, 4.71)

  1. a Models for univariate analysis;
  2. b Models for multivariate analysis and adjustment for age and gender;
  3. ***p < 0.001;
  4. **p < 0.01;
  5. *P < 0.05