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Table 3 Results for logistic models using HR dynamics and UEF motor score. A significant association is represented by the asterisk

From: Frailty assessment using a novel approach based on combined motor and cardiac functions: a pilot study

Independent variable

Parameter estimate

Standard error

Chi-square (χ2)

p-value (95% CI)

Model 1 - UEF motor score (AUC = 0.78; AICc = 53.94; Sensitivity = 0.75; Specificity = 0.75)

 Intercept

0.61

0.73

0.70

0.4 (−0.81:2.12)

 UEF motor score

−0.05

0.02

6.85

< 0.01 (−0.08:-0.01) *

Model 2 - HR dynamics (AUC = 0.84; AICc = 44.25; Sensitivity = 0.80; Specificity = 0.75)

 Intercept

−4.91

1.27

14.97

< 0.001 (−7.92:-2.81) *

 HR percent increase

0.25

0.08

10.38

< 0.001 (0.12:0.44) *

Model 3 - Combined UEF (AUC = 0.87; AICc = 76.67; Sensitivity = 0.82; Specificity = 0.83)

 Intercept

−3.21

1.55

4.28

0.04 (−6.68:-0.45) *

 HR percent increase

0.23

0.08

7.73

< 0.01 (0.09:0.42) *

 UEF motor score

−0.03

0.02

2.67

0.1 (− 0.07:0.01)

  1. HR heart rate; UEF upper-extremity function; AUC area under curve; CI confidence interval; AICc Akaike’s information criterion with correction for small sample size