HRs for incident disability 2 years after baseline assessment according to frailty status and subitems (n=4341)
| Model 1 | Model 2 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HR | 95% CI | p Value | HR | 95% CI | p Value | |
| Frailty status | ||||||
| Robust | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Prefrail | 2.73 | 1.72 to 4.33 | <0.001 | 2.52 | 1.56 to 4.07 | <0.001 |
| Frail | 5.85 | 3.44 to 9.96 | <0.001 | 4.65 | 2.63 to 8.22 | <0.001 |
| Subitems | ||||||
| Slowness | ||||||
| No | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Yes | 2.78 | 1.96 to 3.93 | <0.001 | 2.32 | 1.62 to 3.33 | <0.001 |
| Weakness | ||||||
| No | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Yes | 2.09 | 1.49 to 2.94 | <0.001 | 1.90 | 1.35 to 2.68 | <0.001 |
| Exhaustion | ||||||
| No | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Yes | 1.47 | 1.03 to 2.08 | 0.034 | 1.15 | 0.79 to 1.69 | 0.462 |
| Low activity | ||||||
| No | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Yes | 1.44 | 1.05 to 1.97 | 0.024 | 1.27 | 0.92 to 1.75 | 0.152 |
| Weight loss | ||||||
| No | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Yes | 1.87 | 1.31 to 2.66 | 0.001 | 1.61 | 1.13 to 2.31 | 0.009 |
Bold typeface indicates significance at p<0.05. Model 1: Adjusted for age and sex. Model 2: Adjusted for age, sex, body mass index, Mini-Mental State Examination, number of prescribed medications, hypertension, heart disease, diabetes mellitus, osteoporosis and Geriatrics Depression Scale.