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Table 2 Factors associated with frailty in multivariate logistic regression analysis

From: Risk factors of frailty and functional disability in community-dwelling older adults: a cross-sectional analysis of the FREEDOM-LNA cohort study

Frailty (N = 582) *

Adjusted OR [95% CI]

P value

Age (continuous variable)

1.08 [1.04; 1.12]

 < 0.001

Depressive symptoms, GDS > 9 (Yes vs. No)

4.20 [2.81; 6.29]

 < 0.001

Cognitive deficit, MMSE < 24 (Yes vs. No)

1.94 [1.30; 2.91]

0.001

Diabetes (Yes vs. No)

1.81 [1.13; 2.89]

0.013

Living alone (Yes vs. No)

0.63 [0.42; 0.93]

0.021

  1. N = 582 (171 subjects had at least one covariate missing); OR: odd ratio (frail versus non-frail)