Table 3.
One-year death and hospitalization outcomes for selected frailty criteria, Risk Ratios (95%Confidence Intervals), n = 928
| Death | Hospitalization | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frailty Criteria | Absolute Definition | Relative Definition | Absolute Definition | Relative Definition |
| Slow gait - absolute | ||||
| Model 1 | 1.40 (0.98-1.99) | 1.34 (1.11-1.62) | ||
| Model 2 | 1.34 (0.93-1.91) | 1.29 (1.07-1.56) | ||
| Model 3 | 1.31 (0.92-1.86) | 1.23 (1.02-1.49) | ||
| Slow gait - relative | ||||
| Model 1 | 1.57 (1.17-2.10) | 1.20 (1.03-1.41) | ||
| Model 2 | 1.53 (1.14-2.05) | 1.17 (1.00-1.37) | ||
| Model 3 | 1.36 (1.01-1.83) | 1.07 (0.90-1.28) | ||
| Weakness - absolute | ||||
| Model 1 | 0.93 (0.56-1.54) | 1.04 (0.80-1.34) | ||
| Model 2 | 0.88 (0.53-1.47) | 1.00 (0.80-1.29) | ||
| Model 3 | 0.73 (0.44-1.22) | 0.93 (0.72-1.19) | ||
| Weakness - relative | ||||
| Model 1 | 1.15 (0.84-1.58) | 1.18 (0.99-1.39) | ||
| Model 2 | 1.11 (0.81-1.53) | 1.15 (0.97-1.36) | ||
| Model 3 | 0.96 (0.70-1.32) | 1.11 (0.93-1.33) | ||
| Low activity - absolute | ||||
| Model 1 | 1.70 (1.26-2.29) | 1.27 (1.09-1.49) | ||
| Model 2 | 1.66 (1.23-2.24) | 1.24 (1.07-1.45) | ||
| Model 3 | 1.60 (1.19-2.16) | 1.18 (1.01-1.38) | ||
| Low activity - relative | ||||
| Model 1 | 1.68 (1.25-2.27) | 1.29 (1.11-1.51) | ||
| Model 2 | 1.69 (1.25-2.26) | 1.31 (1.12-1.52) | ||
| Model 3 | 1.50 (1.11-2.03) | 1.24 (1.04-1.47) | ||
| Weight loss | ||||
| Model 1 | 1.29 (0.89-1.87) | same as at left | 1.31 (1.09-1.58) | same as at left |
| Model 2 | 1.18 (0.81-1.71) | same as at left | 1.18 (1.00-1.40) | same as at left |
| Model 3 | 1.05 (0.73-1.52) | 1.01 (0.70-1.46) | 1.19 (0.99-1.42) | 1.16 (0.95-1.42) |
| Exhaustion | ||||
| Model 1 | 1.73 (1.30-2.32) | same as at left | 1.22 (1.05-1.43) | same as at left |
| Model 2 | 1.65 (1.23-2.22) | same as at left | 1.16 (0.99-1.34) | same as at left |
| Model 3 | 1.61 (1.20-2.15) | 1.58 (1.17-2.12) | 1.13 (0.97-1.31) | 1.11 (0.94-1.31) |
Model 1 adjusted for age, sex; Model 2 adjusted for age, sex, Charlson index; Model 3 adjusted for age, sex, Charlson index, other four frailty criteria.