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Table 5 The odds ratios for each self-reported frailty criteria across the three clusters

From: The relationship between self-reported physical frailty and sensor-based physical activity measures in older adults – a multicentric cross-sectional study

Frailty Criteria

Frequency, n (%)

OR

95% CI

p - value

Unintentional weight loss

 Cluster 1

13 (37)

1.56

0.56 - 4.53

0.38

 Cluster 3

6 (30)

1.15

0.32 - 3.96

0.83

Exhaustion

    

 Cluster 1

19 (54)

2.33

0.88 - 6.46

0.09

 Cluster 3

8 (40)

1.33

0.41 - 4.29

0.64

Low muscle strength

 Cluster 1

19 (35)

1.42

0.54 - 3.76

0.47

 Cluster 3

14 (54)

2.72

0.85 - 9.54

0.08

Low physical activity

 Cluster 1

18 (51)

6.67

1.86 - 20.28

< 0.01**

 Cluster 3

11 (55)

6.46

1.82 - 26.29

< 0.01**

Weakness

 Cluster 1

28 (80)

3.65

1.27 - 11.43

0.01*

 Cluster 3

15 (75)

2.73

0.83 - 10.29

0.09

  1. Cluster 2 was used as reference (Chi2 test). OR Odds ratio, Frequency frequency of frailty components, * < 0.05, ** < 0.01, *** < 0.001. Unintentional weight loss loss of appetite or decreased food intake, Exhaustion too little energy to execute daily tasks, Low muscle strength not able to carry objects of more than 5 kg, Low physical activity being engaged in at least moderate PA on less than once per week, Weakness not being able to take more than one flight of stairs without rest
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