Low physical activity is the strongest factor associated with frailty phenotype and frailty index: data from baseline phase of Birjand Longitudinal Aging Study (BLAS)

Table 5 The univariate and multivariate analyses for the associated factors and frailty phenotype

		OR	95% CI	P-Value
Univariate
Age Group	60–69	1
	70–79	1.96	1.29–2.99	< 0.02
	+ 80	5.87	3.81–9.05	< 0.01
MNA-cat	Malnourished	1
	At risk of malnutrition	0.89	0.28–2.77	0.8
	Well nourished	0.24	0.07–0.75	0.01
Low physical activity		9.62	6.49–14.26	< 0.01
Gender (male/female)		0.92	0.65–1.29	< 0.01
Poly pharmacy (use 3 or more medication)		1.85	1.31–2.6	< 0.01
Chronic diseases-FI		1.34	1.01–1.78	0.04
Smoking		0.89	0.43–1.8	0.7
BMI	Low body weight	1
	Ideal body weight	0.84	0.41–1.73	0.6
	Overweight	0.51	0.24–1.06	0.07
	Obese	0.59	0.27–1.29	0.1
Waist		0.98	0.96–0.99	0.01
Diabetes		0.95	0.63–1.42	0.8
HTN		1.14	0.81–1.61	0.4
CHF		1.15	0.82–1.62	0.3
COPD		1.35	0.3–6.03	0.6
Cancer		1.18	0.14–9.54	0.8
Arthritis		1.71	1.15–2.55	< 0.07
Multivariate
Age Group	60–69	1
	70–79	1.83	1.16–2.87	< 0.09
	+ 80	5.62	3.42–9.22	< 0.01
MNA-cat	Malnourished	1
	At risk of malnutrition	1.03	0.28–3.76	0.9
	Well nourished	0.41	0.11–1.52	0.1
Low physical activity		36.31	16.99–77.56	< 0.01
Gender (male/female)		0.15	0.07–0.32	< 0.01
Arthritis		1.66	1.05–2.62	0.02

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