Table 4.
Logistic regression of frailty and related factors
| Variables | Logistic regression | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Exp(B) | 95% confidence interval | P | |
| Lifestyle (Undesirable) | |||
| medium | 0.06 | (0.02-0.15) | <0.001 |
| Optimal | 0.06 | (0.02-0.16) | <0.001 |
| Sex (male) | 2.24 | (1.11-4.56) | 0.06 |
| Age (60-74 yrs.) | |||
| 75-84 | 5.25 | (2.35-11.69) | <0.001 |
| >85 | 5.27 | (1.82-15.23) | 0.002 |
| Marriage (Married) | |||
| Single | 2.56 | (0.77-8.54) | 0.126 |
| Divorced | 1.13 | (0.24-5.30) | 0.873 |
| Widow | 1.31 | (0.43-2.18) | 0.945 |
| Education (Illiterate) | |||
| Reading & writing | 0.67 | (0.18-2.42) | 0.544 |
| Middle school | 0.85 | (0.23-3.15) | 0.804 |
| High school | 0.22 | (0.05-0.94) | 0.051 |
| Academic degree | 0.37 | (0.08-1.75) | 0.210 |
| Employment status (Employed) | |||
| Retired | 0.13 | (0.05-0.29) | <0.001 |
| Unemployed | 0.01 | (0.001-0.07) | <0.001 |
| Number of comorbidities (Zero) | |||
| One | 0.97 | (0.20-4.60) | 0.969 |
| Two | 1.13 | (0.19-6.49) | 0.890 |
| Three | 0.30 | (0.04-2.27) | 0.245 |
| Four | 0.23 | (0.01-3.66) | 0.299 |
| Constant | 7.38 | - | 0.050 |