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. 2021 Mar 25;8(2):168–174. doi: 10.1016/j.ijnss.2021.03.008

Table 3.

Association of cardiovascular disease risk factors with frailty status in 458 Chinese older adults aged 65–94 years.

Variable Prefrail,
Frail
Unadjusted OR (95% CI) Age- and sex- adjusted OR (95% CI) All-covariate-adjusted OR (95% CI) Unadjusted OR (95% CI) Age- and sex- adjusted OR (95% CI) All-covariate-adjusted OR (95% CI)
Blood Pressure, mmHg SBP<140 & DBP <90 Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref.
SBP≥140 or DBP ≥90 1.03(0.68,1.56) 0.98(0.64,1.50) 0.94(0.59,1.50) 0.43(0.19,0.96) 0.39(0.16,0.92) 0.31(0.11,0.87)a
WC, cm Male <85 or female <80 Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref.
Male ≥85 or female ≥80 0.76(0.46,1.27) 0.75(0.44,1.28) 0.73(0.41,1.30) 0.57(0.26,1.25) 0.54(0.22,1.33) 1.15(0.36,3.68)
BMI, kg/m2 18.5–23.99 Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref.
<18.5 1.09(0.26,4.54) 1.13(0.26,4.87) 0.57(0.11,2.85) 2.15(0.33,13.88) 3.17(0.43,23.51) 1.01(0.11,9.73)
24–27.99 0.96(0.62,1.48) 1.01(0.64,1.59) 1.14(0.69,1.88) 0.72(0.33,1.56) 0.85(0.37,1.96) 1.31(0.49,3.48)
≥28 1.94(0.97,3.88) 2.00(0.98,4.08) 2.26(1.05,4.84)b 1.74(0.60,5.01) 1.93(0.62,6.04) 3.53(0.95,13.05)
FG, mmol/L <6.1 Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref.
≥6.1 1.22(0.75,1.20) 1.19(0.71,1.97) 1.14(0.63,2.05) 1.93(0.90,4.13) 1.91(0.83,4.37) 2.66(0.96,7.41)
TC, mmol/L <6.2 Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref.
≥6.2 1.70(0.54,5.31) 1.36(0.42,4.38) 1.05(0.31,3.52) 0.84(0.09,7.68) 0.49(0.05,4.98) 0.46(0.04,5.16)
TG, mmol/L <2.3 Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref.
≥2.3 0.71(0.45,1.11) 0.70(0.44,1.11) 0.66(0.40,1.08) 0.91(0.43,1.95) 0.91(0.40,2.06) 0.79(0.31,2.02)
LDL-C, mmol/L 4.1 Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref.
≥4.1 1.53(0.70,3.36) 1.54(0.69,3.47) 1.77(0.76,4.13) 1.54 (0.45,5.29) 1.39(0.36,5.37) 2.09(0.48,9.09)
HDL-C, mmol/L ≥1.0 Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref.
<1.0 0.57(0.34,0.96) 0.54(0.31,0.93) 0.45(0.25,0.80)c 1.26(0.57,2.79) 1.05(0.44,2.53) 0.99 (0.35,2.77)

Note: The covariates included age, sex, drinking, smoking, income, years of education, MMSE, GDS, MNA and IADL scores, antihypertensive medication use, antidiabetic medication use and cholesterol lowering medication use. aP=0.026; bP=0.036; cP=0.007. SBP = systolic blood pressure. DBP = diastolic blood pressure. WC = waist circumference. BMI = body mass index. FG = fasting glucose. TC = total cholesterol. TG = triglycerides. LDL-C = low-density lipoprotein cholesterol. HDL-C = high-density lipoprotein cholesterol. MMSE = Mini-Mental State Examination. GDS = Geriatric Depression Scale. MNA = Mini-nutrition Assessment. IADL = Instrumental Activities of Daily Living.