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Table 5.

Hazard Ratio^* of Death Estimates over the 4-year of Follow-Up. The 3C Study

Unadjusted	Death
Unadjusted	Hazard Ratio	95% Confidence Interval	p	p global
Frailty				.048
Nonfrail (reference)	1	-	-
Prefrail	1.17	0.92–1.50	.197
Frail	1.54	1.09–2.17	.015

Adjusted
Frailty				.465
Nonfrail (reference)	1	-	-
Prefrail	1.17	0.90–1.54	.234
Frail	1.21	0.78–1.87	.397

Note: Adjusted for sex, education level, income, smoking status, drinker status, number of chronic diseases, self-reported health, Center for epidemiologic studies-depression scale (excluding the two questions included in the frailty definition), Mini-mental state examination score, and baseline disability (mobility, IADL and ADL).

Cox proportional hazards model with delayed entry.