Table 2.

Multiple regression coefficients (standardized) for the effect of frailty category on SF-36 Scales in the frailty subsample of the Hispanic EPESE (n = 1008).

Frailty Category	General Health Perception	Physical Function	Role: Physical	Pain	General Mental Health	Role: Emotional	Vitality	Social Function	Physical Component Scale	Mental Component Scale
Prefrail	-0.20	-0.24	-0.25	-0.18	-0.16	-0.20	-0.22	-0.24	-0.26	-0.18
Frail	-0.41	-0.44	-0.38	-0.26	-0.33	-0.38	-0.45	-0.49	-0.42	-0.40
Age	0.03	-0.14	-0.06	0.03	0.07	0.04	-0.01	-0.05	-0.10	0.09
Female	-0.09	-0.18	-0.09	-0.10	-0.12	-0.04	-0.10	-0.06	-0.15	-0.04
Education	0.09	0.09	0.10	0.09	0.04	0.07	0.06	0.08	0.11	0.04
Married	-0.04	0.03	-0.01	0.003	0.01	-0.003	-0.01	-0.04	0.005	-0.02
Low Financial Strain	0.04	0.09	0.01	0.06	0.07	0.07	0.05	0.08	0.05	0.07
Arthritis	-0.14	-0.14	-0.10	-0.25	-0.12	-0.07	-0.13	-0.10	-0.19	-0.07
Chronic Illnesses	-0.11	-0.10	-0.08	-0.12	-0.07	-0.04	-0.09	-0.13	-0.12	-0.07
Underweight	0.002	0.005	0.03	-0.02	-0.01	0.05	0.04	-0.03	0.004	0.02
Overweight	0.05	-0.02	0.005	0.002	-0.01	0.03	0.01	0.06	0.003	0.03
Obese	0.01	-0.07	-0.06	-0.02	-0.04	0.02	-0.03	0.04	-0.06	0.02

Notes: Bold values are significant at p < 0.05; The reference category for frailty status was "Not Frail", and the reference category for Body Mass Index was "Normal Weight"