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Table 3 Result of the multivariable multinomial logit model analyses of explanatory variables with odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for predicting incident reversible cognitive frailty (RCF) and potentially RCF (PRCF) over the 2-year study period

From: Predictors of incident reversible and potentially reversible cognitive frailty among Taiwanese older adults

Characteristic

RCF OR (95% CI)

p value

PRCF OR (95% CI)

p value

Age (years)

1.05 (1.00 ~ 1.10)

0.049

1.07 (1.01 ~ 1.14)

0.039

Women (vs. men)

1.33 (0.86 ~ 2.07)

0.199

1.86 (0.90 ~ 3.81)

0.092

ABC scale (0 ~ 100)

0.97 (0.95 ~ 0.99)

0.015

0.96 (0.93 ~ 0.99)

0.010

GDS score (> 5 vs. ≤ 5)

1.39 (0.55 ~ 3.55)

0.487

3.61 (1.21 ~ 10.8)

0.021

Cognitive measure

 MMSE score

0.95 (0.85 ~ 1.06)

0.323

0.83 (0.72 ~ 0.96)

0.015

Gait characteristics

 Gait velocity (cm/s)

0.99 (0.98 ~ 1.00)

0.223

0.97 (0.96 ~ 0.99)

0.002

 Double-support time variability (%)

1.05 (0.99 ~ 1.11)

0.082

1.09 (1.01 ~ 1.18)

0.038

  1. ABC Activities-specific Balance Confidence, GDS Geriatric Depression Scale, MMSE Mini-Mental Status Examination