Table 2. Final multinomial logistic regression model for variables indicative of depression, number of medications, number of morbidities, BADL and IADL scores, between the worsening and improvinggroups of the frailty phenotype components.Uberaba, MG, Brazil, 2015.
| Variables and frailty phenotype components OR* | Improving group | Worsening group | ||||||
| 95%CI † | p ǂ | OR* | 95%CI † | p ǂ | ||||
| Low walking speed | ||||||||
| ID score § dif | 1.10 | 0.88-1.38 | 0.389 | 0.94 | 0.78-1.14 | 0.553 | ||
| Number of medications dif | 1.01 | 0.81-1.26 | 0.939 | 1.15 | 0.97-1.36 | 0.096 | ||
| Number of morbidities dif | 0.98 | 0.80-1.19 | 0.837 | 1.09 | 0.92-1.28 | 0.324 | ||
| BADL score ǀǀ dif | 0.68 | 0.42-1.09 | 0.108 | 1.10 | 0.61-1.99 | 0.753 | ||
| IADL score ¶ dif | 1.21 | 0.79-1.83 | 0.379 | 0.97 | 0.67-1.41 | 0.885 | ||
| Decreased muscle strength | ||||||||
| ID score § dif | 1.17 | 0.95-1.45 | 0.145 | 0.89 | 0.64-1.24 | 0.493 | ||
| Number of medications dif | 0.86 | 0.69-1.06 | 0.154 | 1.01 | 0.76-1.35 | 0.940 | ||
| Number of morbidities dif | 0.98 | 0.81-1.17 | 0.807 | 1.05 | 0.79-1.39 | 0.748 | ||
| BADL score ǀǀ dif | 0.86 | 0.52-1.42 | 0.556 | 1.21 | 0.47-3.12 | 0.689 | ||
| IADL score ¶ dif | 1.09 | 0.74-1.60 | 0.665 | 1.20 | 0.63-2.26 | 0.577 | ||
| Self-reported exhaustion and/or fatigue | ||||||||
| ID score § dif | 0.89 | 0.74-1.08 | 0.244 | 0.81 | 0.62-1.05 | 0.114 | ||
| Number of medications dif | 0.93 | 0.76-1.13 | 0.457 | 1.16 | 0.94-1.42 | 0.158 | ||
| Number of morbidities dif | 0.84 | 0.70-1.02 | 0.077 | 1.26 | 1.01-1.56 | 0.040* | ||
| BADL score ǀǀ dif | 0.87 | 0.54-1.39 | 0.559 | 0.94 | 0.54-1.63 | 0.830 | ||
| IADL score ¶ dif | 0.83 | 0.54-1.26 | 0.379 | 1.29 | 0.82-2.03 | 0.268 | ||
| Unintentional weight loss | ||||||||
| ID score § dif | 0.97 | 0.82-1.15 | 0.725 | 0.98 | 0.76-1.27 | 0.889 | ||
| Number of medications dif | 0.92 | 0.78-1.08 | 0.304 | 1.02 | 0.79-1.32 | 0.877 | ||
| Number of morbidities dif | 0.97 | 0.83-1.12 | 0.658 | 1.16 | 0.92-1.45 | 0.202 | ||
| BADL score ǀǀ dif | 1.00 | 0.66-1.52 | 0.981 | 0.44 | 0.18-1.08 | 0.073 | ||
| IADL score ¶ dif | 1.42 | 1.02-1.97 | 0.038* | 1.12 | 0.63-1.98 | 0.699 | ||
| Low physical activity level | ||||||||
| ID score § dif | 0.75 | 0.58-0.97 | 0.030* | 1.06 | 0.88-1.27 | 0.530 | ||
| Number of medications dif | 0.87 | 0.69-1.10 | 0.244 | 0.98 | 0.83-1.17 | 0.848 | ||
| Number of morbidities dif | 1.05 | 0.84-1.32 | 0.663 | 0.90 | 0.77-1.05 | 0.194 | ||
| BADL score ǀǀ dif | 1.36 | 0.68-2.72 | 0.377 | 1.24 | 0.72-2.14 | 0.441 | ||
| IADL score ¶ dif | 1.24 | 0.75-2.03 | 0.399 | 1.09 | 0.77-1.55 | 0.607 | ||
OR: Odds Ratio; †CI: Confidence Interval; ǂp<0.05; §ID: Indicative of Depression; ǀǀBADL: Basic Activities of Daily Living; ¶IADL: Instrumental Activities of Daily Living.