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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Jul 25.
Published in final edited form as: J Nutr Health Aging. 2012 Jul;16(7):601–608. doi: 10.1007/s12603-012-0084-2

Table 5.

Longitudinal association of FRAIL scale items with outcomes among AAH participants with no ADL disability at baseline or no ADL dependence at baseline

Longitudinal Outcomes (9-Years) Activities of Daily Living Status at Baseline
No ADL Difficulty (N=423) No ADL Dependence (N=528)
Ordinary Least Squares Regression Model 1a* Ordinary Least Squares Regression Model 2a** Ordinary Least Squares Regression Model 1b* Ordinary Least Squares Regression Model 2b**
Unstandardized Coefficients B (SE) P-Value Unstandardized Coefficients B (SE) P-Value Unstandardized Coefficients B (SE) P-Value Unstandardized Coefficients B (SE) P-Value
ADLs
 Fatigue 0.48 (0.19) .012 0.59 (0.19) .002 0.44 (0.18) .016
 Resistance 1.01 (0.22) <.001 1.39 (0.17) <.001 1.09 (0.19) <.001
 Ambulation 0.91 (0.22) <.001 ----- ----- 1.27 (0.17) <.001 0.93 (0.20) <.001
 Illnesses ----- ----- 3.65 (0.90) <.001 3.18 (0.87) <.001
 Weight Loss −0.22 (0.17) .183 −0.08 (0.17) .664 −0.09 (0.17) .608
IADLs
 Fatigue 0.50 (0.23) .031 0.26 (0.22) .249 0.56 (0.21) .009 0.21 (0.20) .292
 Resistance 1.21 (0.26) <.001 0.65 (0.27) .016 1.40 (0.20) <.001 0.78 (0.21) <.001
 Ambulation 1.35 (0.27) <.001 0.57 (0.30) .059 1.43 (0.19) <.001 0.70 (0.22) .002
 Illnesses ----- ----- ----- ----- 4.69 (1.00) <.001 3.91 (0.94) <.001
 Weight Loss −0.15 (0.20) .463 −0.16 (0.19) .392 −0.05 (0.20) .814 0.05 (0.18) .772
SPPB
 Fatigue −0.33 (0.42) .435 −0.31 (0.39) .432 −1.06 (0.39) .008 −0.65 (0.36) .071
 Resistance −3.03 (0.46) <.001 −1.96 (0.46) <.001 −3.39 (0.35) <.001 −1.96 (0.36) <.001
 Ambulation −2.24 (0.47) <.001 −1.11 (0.48) .021 −2.76 (0.33) <.001 −1.35 (0.35) <.001
 Illnesses ----- ----- ----- ----- −7.51 (2.03) <.001 −2.66 (2.53) .294
 Weight Loss 0.21 (0.36) .547 0.09 (0.33) .796 0.19 (0.35) .595 0.15 (0.31) .623
Gait Speed
 Fatigue −0.00 (0.05) .959 −0.04 (0.06) .517 −0.07 (0.04) .079 −0.03 (0.05) .624
 Resistance −0.17 (0.05) .002 −0.13 (0.07) .079 −0.15 (0.04) <.001 −0.07 (0.06) .241
 Ambulation −0.11 (0.05) .042 −0.08 (0.08) .311 −0.11 (0.04) .002 −0.04 (0.05) .473
 Illnesses ----- ----- ----- ----- −0.66 (0.26) .013 ----- -----
 Weight Loss 0.03 (0.04) .377 0.07 (0.05) .184 0.02 (0.03) .486 0.06 (0.05) .209
One-Leg Stand
 Fatigue −1.83 (1.87) .329 −1.39 (1.69) .413 −2.78 (1.62) .086 −1.83 (1.54) .236
 Resistance −7.21 (2.33) .002 −3.53 (2.25) .118 −4.39 (1.73) .012 −1.18 (1.72) .492
 Ambulation −5.67 (2.29) .014 −1.81 (2.23) .419 −4.02 (1.54) .009 −2.03 (1.57) .197
 Illnesses ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
 Weight Loss −2.06 (1.57) .191 −2.48 (1.43) .083 −1.63 (1.41) .249 −2.36 (1.35) .081
Grip Strength
 Fatigue −1.70 (1.38) .219 −0.43 (1.31) .741 −1.29 (1.17) .272 −0.25 (1.15) .831
 Resistance −5.07 (1.63) .002 −2.84 (1.58) .074 −3.27 (1.14) .004 −1.05 (1.16) .363
 Ambulation −2.50 (1.68) .138 −0.69 (1.62) .671 −0.99 (1.09) .361 0.20 (1.08) .857
 Illnesses ----- ----- ----- ----- −7.24 (6.23) .246 −14.85 (8.19) .071
 Weight Loss −1.29 (1.21) .286 −0.44 (1.13) .696 −0.79 (1.06) .460 0.42 (1.02) .813

Binary Logistic Regression Model 1a* Binary Logistic Regression Model 2a** Binary Logistic Regression Model 1b* Binary Logistic Regression Model 2b**
Odds Ratio (95% CI) P-Value Odds Ratio (95% CI) P-Value Odds Ratio (95% CI) P-Value Odds Ratio (95% CI) P-Value

 Injurious Falls
 Fatigue ----- ----- ----- ----- 0.17 (0.02–1.29) .086 0.18 (0.02–1.35) .095
 Resistance 1.17 (0.25–5.40) .839 0.95 (0.22–4.98) .952 1.11 (0.41–3.11) .825 1.01 (0.36–2.85) .992
 Ambulation 3.10 (0.94–10.2) .063 3.01 (0.90–10.0) .072 2.03 (0.84–4.88) .116 1.98 (0.81–4.79) .132
 Illnesses ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
 Weight Loss 1.04 (0.33–3.29) .952 1.04 (0.33–3.34) .856 1.11 (0.43–2.89) .827 1.11 (0.42–2.92) .829
Mortality
 Fatigue 1.28 (0.68–2.41) .449 1.41 (0.85–2.34) .187
 Resistance 2.72 (1.53–4.85) <.001 ----- ----- 2.41 (1.56–3.74) <.001 ----- -----
 Ambulation 2.51 (1.39–4.56) .002 2.11 (1.38–3.23) <.001
 Illnesses ----- ----- 5.98 (1.30–27.6) .022
 Weight Loss 1.04 (0.59–1.86) .889 1.20 (0.73–1.96) .481
*

Model adjusted for age and sex;

**

Models adjusted for age, sex, and baseline value of the outcome variable being examined;

***

The 9-year follow-up group did not have any continuing participants who had zero ADL difficulties and 5 or more illnesses at baseline; and there were no continuing participants who had zero ADL dependencies and 5 or more illness at baseline for gait speed (model 2b only), one-leg stand, and injurious falls.