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Table 3 Factors associated with SMAF score

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

SMAF score (N = 707) *

Linear regression coefficient (SD)

P-value

Age (continuous variable)

-0.49 (0.06)

< 0.001

Cognitive deficit, MMSE (Yes vs. No)

-10.42 (0.78)

< 0.001

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

-4.93 (0.73)

< 0.001

Diabetes (Yes vs. No)

-3.58 (0.91)

< 0.001

Polymedication ≥ 5 (Yes vs. No)

-3.50 (0.99)

< 0.001

Smoking (Yes vs. No)

-3.23 (1.06)

0.002

Education level (medium vs. high)

-3.22 (0.89)

< 0.001

Living alone (Yes vs. No)

2.30 (0.74)

0.002

  1. * 46 subjects had at least one missing covariate