Table 3.
Association between frailty and adverse outcomes (3-year follow-up) according to Cox regression models.
| Mortality | Hospital readmission | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No frailty | Frailty | No frailty | Frailty | |
| Unadjusted | ||||
| HR (95% CI) P | Reference (1) | 2.18 (1.27–3.74) 0.005 | Reference (1) | 1.45 (1.08–1.94) 0.013 |
| Adjusted model 1* | ||||
| HR (95% CI) P | Reference (1) | 2.17 (1.26–3.76) 0.006 | Reference (1) | 1.44 (1.07–1.93) 0.016 |
| Adjusted model 2** | ||||
| HR (95% CI) P | Reference (1) | 2.09 (1.20–3.63) 0.009 | Reference (1) | 1.40 (1.04–1.88) 0.026 |
Note: *Adjusted model 1: Age, sex, education.
**Adjusted model 2: Age, sex, education, BMI, body mass index, marital status, alcohol intake.