Table 4 Association between physical frailty subgroups and cognitive impairment in newly-admitted older nursing home residents^a

 Moderate

(0.99–1.03)

(2.35–2.47)

 Severe

(1.01–1.05)

(5.58–5.90)

 75 - < 85 years

(1.52–1.58)

(1.47–1.54)

 85 and over years

(2.48–2.59)

(2.38–2.51)

Female (ref: male)

(1.32–1.37)

(1.08–1.13)

Racial/ethnic minority (ref: non-Hispanic white)

(0.74–0.78)

(1.80–1.89)

Rural nursing homes (ref: urban)

(0.65–0.67)

(0.33–0.35)

 Acute hospital

(4.31–4.48)

(23.62–25.33)

 Other^b

(1.31–1.37)

(6.58–7.06)

Active diagnosis (ref: without the diagnosis)

 Cancer

(1.07–1.14)

(1.08–1.16)

 Heart failure

(1.43–1.50)

(1.31–1.38)

 Hypertension

(1.04–1.08)

(0.94–0.98)

 Diabetes Mellitus

(1.28–1.33)

(1.26–1.31)

 Cerebrovascular Accident/Transient Ischemic Attack/Stroke

(1.42–1.51)

(4.81–5.13)

 Multiple Sclerosis

(5.41–8.05)

(10.09–15.36)

 Parkinson’s Disease

(2.46–2.68)

(4.65–5.10)

 Seizure disorder or Epilepsy

(1.08–1.16)

(1.94–2.11)

 Arthritis

(1.24–1.28)

(0.93–0.99)

 Osteoporosis

(1.04–1.09)

(0.93–1.00)

 Hip fracture

(7.29–9.22)

(11.87–15.01)

 Other fracture

(3.67–4.09)

(3.06–3.44)

 Asthma/Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease/Chronic Lung Disease

(0.94–0.97)

(0.98–1.02)

 Anxiety disorder

(0.89–0.93)

(0.84–0.89)

 Depression

(1.02–1.07)

(1.01–1.07)

Any presence of pain (ref: no presence)

(1.71–1.77)

(1.54–1.60)

 Antipsychotics

(0.63–0.66)

(0.60–0.62)

 Antianxiety

(1.02–1.07)

(1.17–1.23)

 Antidepressant

(1.12–1.16)

(1.07–1.12)