Table 1.
Co-morbidities and clinical characteristics associated with frailty.
| Non-frail (n = 216) | Frail (n = 122) | p | OR (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthritis | 136 (63.8%) | 100 (82.6%) | <0.001 | 2.70 (1.56–4.66) |
| Ischaemic heart disease | 23 (10.8%) | 18 (14.9%) | 0.275 | 1.44 (0.74–2.80) |
| Peripheral vasculopathy | 18 (8.5%) | 23 (19.3%) | 0.004 | 2.59 (1.33–5.04) |
| Stroke | 14 (6.6%) | 12 (10.0%) | 0.274 | 1.563 (0.698–3.5) |
| Parkinson disease | 5 (2.4%) | 4 (3.3%) | 0.599 | 1.43 (0.38–5.42) |
| Chronic bronchitis | 26 (12.2%) | 12 (10.0%) | 0.543 | 0.80 (0.39–1.65) |
| Asthma | 21 (9.9%) | 22 (18.3%) | 0.028 | 2.04 (1.07–3.89) |
| Diabetes | 35 (16.4%) | 36 (29.8%) | 0.004 | 2.15 (1.26–3.67) |
| Chronic renal failure | 28 (13.1%) | 13 (10.7%) | 0.520 | 0.79 (0.39–1.60) |
| Arterial hypertension | 152 (71.4%) | 91 (75.2%) | 0.448 | 1.22 (0.73–2.02) |
| Dyslipidaemia | 114 (53.8%) | 85 (70.2%) | 0.003 | 2.03 (1.26–3.26) |
| Pain (VAS) | 5.57 (3.17) | 7.33 (2.42) | <0.001 | 1.25 (1.14–1.37) |
| Falls last 3 months (n) | 1.66 (1.02) | 2.07 (1.39) | 0.157 | 1.36 (0.89–2.04) |
| ADL (Barthel score) | 98.10 (3.10) | 95.04 (5.80) | <0.001 | 0.84 (0.79–0.89) |
| Medications (n) | 6.34 (3.09) | 9.01 (3.76) | <0.001 | 1.26 (1.17–1.36) |
ADL, activities of daily living; VAS, visual analogue scale.