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Table 3 Multiple linear regression using frailty status and CGA components as the independent variables for the ADL changes between admission and discharge

From: Association of frailty and functional recovery in an Acute Care for Elders unit: a prospective observational study

Variable

Unstandardized coefficients B

95% CI

P-value

Age, years

-0.02

-0.5 to 0.5

0.93

Sex (male vs female)

-0.2

-7.7 to 7.3

0.96

CCI

1.7

-0.4 to 3.9

0.12

Frailty status

 Prefrail vs robust

9.0

0.3 to 17.6

0.04

 Frail vs robust

13.4

2.7 to 24.0

0.01

CGA components

 BMI (kg/m2)

-0.4

-1.3 to 0.5

0.37

 MMSE

-0.6

-1.2 to 0.04

0.07

 GDS-5

0.4

-2.4 to 3.3

0.75

 PIM

2.5

-1.4 to 6.3

0.20

  1. Note. CGA Comprehensive geriatric assessment, ADL Activities of daily living, CI confidence interval, CCI Charlson comorbidity index (range, 0–37), BMI Body mass index, MMSE Mini-mental state examination (range, 0–30), GDS-5 Five-item geriatric depression scale (range, 0–5), PIM Potentially inappropriate medication