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. 2019 Sep 11;4:135. [Version 1] doi: 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.15455.1

Table 8. Multivariable analysis - associations between baseline characteristics and frailty.

Frail Frail or unable to score
OR (95% CI) p OR (95% CI) p
Age (per year) 1.00 (1.00 to 1.00) 0.97 1.00 (1.00 to 1.00) 0.97
Female sex 0.62 (0.43 to 0.90) 0.01 0.77 (0.58-1.02) 0.07
Marital status Married or cohabiting 1 (-) - 1 (-) -
Never married 1.81 0.57 1.03 (0.30 to 3.47) 0.97
Separated/divorced 1.70 0.66 0.86 (0.19 to 3.94) 0.84
Widowed 6.63 0.07 3.06 (0.89 to 10.52) 0.08
Wealth index (quintile) 1 (lowest) 1 (-) - 1 (-) -
2 0.65 (0.41 to 1.02) 0.06 0.74 (0.52 to 1.05) 0.09
3 0.51 (0.31 to 0.83) 0.007 0.46 (0.31 to 0.69) <0.001
4 0.57 (0.35 to 0.91) 0.02 0.59 (0.41 to 0.85) 0.005
5 (highest) 0.60 (0.38 to 0.95) 0.03 0.69 (0.48 to 1.00) 0.05
Diabetes mellitus 1.14 (0.63 to 2.06) 0.66 1.22 (0.78 to 1.92) 0.39
Hypertension 1.70 (1.25 to 2.32) 0.001 1.71 (1.34 to 2.19) <0.001
No previous cancer NC NC 1.18 (0.25 to 5.54) 0.83
No previous TB 1.23 (0.42 to 3.64) 0.71 1.34 (0.57 to 3.14) 0.51
Previous positive HIV test NC NC NC NC
Chronic respiratory disease 0.97 (0.40 to 2.33) 0.94 0.82 (0.40 to 1.70) 0.60
Previous stroke 2.02 (0.66 to 6.18) 0.22 1.43 (0.52 to 3.91) 0.49
Heart disease 1.94 (1.15 to 3.29) 0.01 1.64 (1.04 to 2.56) 0.03

NC: Not calculable. TB: Tuberculosis