Table 4.
Factors independently associated with frailty in the absence of disability among rural communities’ old population
| Variables | Univariate model OR [95% CI] |
Multivariate model aOR[95% CI] |
|---|---|---|
| Marital status | ||
| Married | 1 | 1 |
| Others Widow/widower/divorced/separated/unmarried | 1.04 (1.00–1.09) | 1.00(.96–1.04) |
| Ethnicity | ||
| Brahmin/chhetri/thakuri | 1 | 1 |
| Indigenous group | 1.16 (1.11–1.21) | 1.07 (1.01–1.14) |
| Dalit | 1.19 (1.09–1.31) | 1.13 (1.03–1.14) |
| Madheshi | 1.10 (1.04–1.16) | 1.07 (1.00–1.14) |
| Other ethnical groups | .000 | .000 |
| Religion | ||
| Hinduism | 1.09 (1.06–1.12) | .98(.84–1.15) |
| Buddhist | 1.46 (1.23–1.74) | .98(.84–1.14) |
| Islam | 1.30 (1.11–1.51) | 1.14(.91–1.42) |
| Christianity | 1 | 1 |
| Daily physical exercise | ||
| Yes | 1 | 1 |
| No | 1.29 (1.21–1.37) | 1.22 (1.15–1.30) |
| Depressive symptoms | ||
| No | 1 | 1 |
| Yes | 1.08 (1.04–1.13) | 1.06 (1.02–1.10) |
| Getting enough support from family members/caregivers | ||
| Yes | 1 | 1 |
| No | 1.08 (1.04–1.12) | 1.04 (1.01–1.08) |