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. 2019 Apr-Jun;13(2):216–224. doi: 10.1590/1980-57642018dn13-020011

Table 4. Factors (age, sex, setting and level of formal education) associated with being categorized as frail and pre-frail. Odds ratio, 95% confidence intervals in brackets.

Variables Frailty groups
Frail Pre-frail
Age >74y 7.3 (3.4-15.4)** 4.0 (2.0-7.9)**
Males 0.4 (0.2-8)* 0.6 (0.3-1.0)
Rural setting 0.2 (0.1-0.5)** 0.4 (0.2-0.7)**
No formal education 2.0 (1.0-3.9)* 1.0 (0.5-1.9)
12-24 months of education 2.0 (1.0-4.1)* 1.3 (0.7-2.4)

Categories/groups of references in the models: Non-frail, Age 60-74y, Females, Urban setting, 25-48 months of education.

*

p < 0.05.

**

p < 0.01.