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Table 5 Risk of developing urinary tract infection and urosepsis according to individual FRAIL item positivity

From: Frailty increases the risk for developing urinary tract infection among 79,887 patients with diabetic mellitus and chronic kidney disease

Outcomes

Crude

Model A&

HR

95 % CI

HR

95 % CI

Urinary tract infection

    

Fatigue

1.21

1.16–1.27a

1.06

1.01–1.12c

Resistance

1.30

1.12–1.51b

0.998

0.86–1.16

Ambulation

1.91

1.57–2.32a

1.17

0.97–1.43

Illness

1.81

1.74–1.88a

1.22

1.15–1.29a

Loss of weight

1.83

1.60–2.09a

1.02

0.89–1.16

Urinary tract infection with sepsis

   

Fatigue

1.21

1.11–1.33a

1.35

0.95–1.14

Resistance

1.49

1.15–1.94b

1.03

0.79–1.34

Ambulation

2.93

2.17–3.95a

1.47

1.08–1.99c

Illness

2.43

2.25–2.63a

1.07

0.96–1.20

Loss of weight

2.82

2.29–3.46a

1.04

0.84–1.28

  1. & Incorporating all variables in Table 1
  2. a p < 0.001
  3. b p < 0.01
  4. c p < 0.05