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Table 4 Multivariate analysis, adjusted for age and sex, on mortality, disability and hospitalization of AGILE items for each domain of multidimensional frailty

From: Validation of “(fr)AGILE”: a quick tool to identify multidimensional frailty in the elderly

Events

Mortality

Disability

Hospitalization

RR

95% CI

p

RR

95% CI

p

RR

95% CI

p

Physical

 Help up/down stairs

3.08

1.62–5.87

0.001

3.36

2.08–5.42

0.001

1.81

1.12–2.94

0.015

 Feel everything is an effort

3.31

1.16–9.64

0.028

1.84

0.97–3.49

0.061

2.38

1.16–4.85

0.017

 Grip Strength

1.46

0.67–3.18

0.332

2.09

1.14–3.81

0.016

0.78

0.44–1.39

0.413

Mental

 Temporal orientation deficit at MMSE

2.31

1.23–4.35

0.009

2.97

1.84–4.78

0.001

1.58

0.97–2.55

0.061

 Delayed recall deficit at MMSE

2.90

1.11–7.61

0.029

3.40

1.75–6.61

0.001

2.07

1.08–3.95

0.027

 Feel depressed

1.92

0.91–4.05

0.086

1.88

1.09–3.25

0.023

1.19

0.69–2.07

0.516

Nutritional

 Lost more than 4.5 Kg in last year

2.21

1.26–3.87

0.005

1.30

0.81–2.09

0.266

1.42

0.88–2.29

0.148

 Help eating

3.48

1.01–6.26

0.001

1.49

0.89–2.50

0.125

1.76

1.05–2.95

0.031

Socio-economic

 Financial help from family members

1.86

1.06–3.26

0.029

2.20

1.41–3.43

0.001

1.76

1.12–2.76

0.014

 Physical help from family members

0.84

0.43–1.65

0.847

0.64

0.38–1.10

1.108

0.96

0.56–1.64

0.895

  1. RR Relative Risk, CI Confidence Interval, MMSE Mini Mental State Examination