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Table 4 Longitudinal association between intrinsic capacity scores and social frailty status by sexa

From: The association of social frailty with intrinsic capacity in community-dwelling older adults: a prospective cohort study

IC domain

Men

Women

GEE β estimatesb

P value

95% CI

GEE β estimatesb

P value

95% CI

Lower

limit

Upper

limit

Lower

limit

Upper

limit

Composite IC score

 Social robustness

Reference

   

Reference

   

 Social prefrailty or frailty

−0.157

< 0.001

−0.219

− 0.094

−0.137

< 0.001

− 0.195

− 0.080

Locomotion domain score

 Social robustness

Reference

   

Reference

   

 Social prefrailty or frailty

−0.066

0.428

−0.229

0.097

−0.112

0.087

−0.240

0.016

Cognitive domain score

 Social robustness

Reference

   

Reference

   

 Social prefrailty or frailty

−0.122

0.016

−0.221

− 0.023

−0.060

0.158

−0.144

0.023

Psychological function domain score

 Social robustness

Reference

   

Reference

   

 Social prefrailty or frailty

−0.512

< 0.001

− 0.683

− 0.342

− 0.278

< 0.001

− 0.407

−0.149

Vitality domain score

 Social robustness

Reference

   

Reference

   

 Social prefrailty or frailty

−0.130

0.003

− 0.216

−0.044

− 0.140

< 0.001

− 0.213

−0.067

Sensory function domain score

 Social robustness

Reference

   

Reference

   

 Social prefrailty or frailty

−0.029

0.736

−0.196

0.738

0.081

0.221

−0.049

0.210

  1. aAdjusted for age, educational level, BMI, CCI score, and BAQ score
  2. bBold values denote statistical significance at the 0.05 level