Table 4 Cross-sectional associations for frailty and health service utilisation: number of consultations in last 12 months
Model 1: unadjusted PR (95% CI) [p-val.] | Model 2: adjusted PR (95% CI) [p-val.] | Model 3: adjusted PR (95% CI) [p-val.] | Model 4: adjusted PR (95% CI) [p-val.] | Model 5: adjusted PR (95% CI) [p-val.] | Model 6: adjusted PR (95% CI) [p-val.] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of times being admitted to hospital overnight in last 12 months (with zeros) | ||||||
Pre-frail | 2.2 (− 1.1–5.4) [0.472] | 2.8 (− 0.5–6.0) [0.284] | 2.2 (− 1.0–5.4) [0.475] | 2.1 (−1.0–5.2) [0.484] | 2.4 (−0.7–5.6) [0.372] | 2.9 (− 0.1–5.9) [0.208] |
Frail | 4.0 (−1.7–9.6) [0.299] | 4.5 (−0.7–9.7) [0.182] | 4.0 (−1.7–9.7) [0.303] | 4.3 (− 1.8–10.4) [0.285] | 3.7 (−1.2–8.7) [0.273] | 4.9 (−0.0–9.8) [0.122] |
Number of times consulting a general practitioner in last 12 months (with zeros) | ||||||
Pre-frail | 1.8 (0.6–2.9) [0.183] | 1.3 (0.6–2.0) [0.427] | 1.8 (0.6–3.0) [0.171] | 1.7 (0.7–2.6) [0.197] | 1.7 (0.6–2.7) [0.205] | 1.3 (0.6–2.1) [0.380] |
Frail | 3.1 (1.6–4.6) [0.005] | 2.3 (1.2–3.4) [0.020] | 3.4 (1.8–5.1) [0.004] | 2.9 (1.6–4.3) [0.005] | 3.0 (1.5–4.5) [0.010] | 2.4 (1.2–3.5) [0.019] |
Number of times consulting a specialist doctor in last 12 months (with zeros) | ||||||
Pre-frail | 6.2 (0.7–11.8) [0.063] | 7.0 (1.3–12.7) [0.041] | 7.4 (1.2–13.6) [0.045] | 6.7 (0.9–12.4) [0.054] | 5.3 (0.8–9.8) [0.062] | 6.0 (0.9–11.1) [0.056] |
Frail | 3.9 (1.1–6.7) [0.042] | 4.8 (1.4–8.3) [0.030] | 6.3 (1.5–11.0) [0.029] | 3.8 (1.1–6.5) [0.039] | 5.3 (0.9–9.7) [0.054] | 7.2 (0.6–13.7) [0.064] |