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Table 3 Multinomial logistic regression analysis predicting membership of latent classes in middle-aged (n = 5999)

From: Frailty trajectory among community-dwelling middle-aged and older adults in Korea: evidence from the Korean Longitudinal Study of Aging

Variables

Male

Female

Class 2: Changing from

pre-frailty to robustness

(n = 696)

Class 2: Changing from

pre-frailty to robustness

(n = 1061)

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

Age (years)

1.022 (1.003–1.040)

1.002 (0.986–1.018)

Education

  ≥ Middle school

1

1

  < Middle school

1.748 (1.362–2.243)

2.041 (1.690–2.465)

Marital status

 Married

1

1

 Single/divorced/widowed

3.673 (2.607–5.173)

1.517 (1.225–1.877)

Area of residence

 Urban

1

1

 Rural

1.141 (0.884–1.473)

1.249 (1.017–1.534)

Smoking

 Currently non-smoker

1

1

 Current smoker

1.297 (1.057–1.591)

2.751 (1.679–4.506)

Drinking

 No

1

1

 Yes

0.891 (0.716–1.109)

1.080 (0.890–1.311)

Regular physical activity

 Yes

1

1

 No

1.654 (1.347–2.031)

1.435 (1.210–1.701)

Number of chronic diseases (0–10)

1.227 (1.086–1.386)

1.255 (1.136–1.387)

Cognitive function

 Normal

1

1

 Cognitive dysfunction

1.659 (1.152–2.391)

1.459 (1.151–1.849)

Social contact (1–10)

0.757 (0.731–0.785)

0.801 (0.778–0.825)

  1. The reference group is class 1(maintaining robustness) of each age group. OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval