Table 4.
Ordinal logistic regression models for the contribution of musculoskeletal factors to frailty (categorised as frail, pre-frail and robust) for men and women. Data presented as OR (95%CI) and Somers D correlation (95%CI)
| Men | Women | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exposures | Ordinal OR (95% CI) | Somers D correlation (95%CI) | P-value | Ordinal OR (95% CI) | Somers D correlation (95%CI) | P-value |
| Femoral neck BMD | ||||||
| Unadjusted | 0.44 (0.09–2.15) | 0.31 | 0.41 (0.07–2.28) | 0.31 | ||
| SOS | ||||||
| Unadjusted | 1.00 (0.99–1.00) | 0.14 | 1.00 (0.99–1.00) | 0.32 | ||
| BUA | ||||||
| Unadjusted | 0.99 (0.98–1.00) | 0.09 | 1.00 (1.00–1.01) | 0.29 | ||
| SI | ||||||
| Unadjusted | 0.99 (0.97–1.00) | 0.01 | 1.00 (1.00–1.01) | 0.31 | ||
| Adjusted- age, BMI | 0.99 (0.98–1.00) | 0.01 | ||||
| Final Model- age, BMI,SES | 0.99 (0.98–1.00) | −0.33 (−0.43- (−)0.22) | 0.02 | |||
| ALMI | ||||||
| Unadjusted | 0.72 (0.58–0.88) | 0.00 | 0.81 (0.64–1.03) | 0.09 | ||
| Adjusted- age, fat mass index | 0.67 (0.54–0.84) | 0.00 | 0.58 (0.41–0.82) | 0.00 | ||
| Final Model-age, fat mass index, SES | 0.68 (0.54–0.86) | −0.36 (− 0.45– (−)0.26) | 0.00 | 0.56 (0.40–0.80) | −0.41 (− 0.51– (−)0.31) | 0.00 |
| HGS | ||||||
| Unadjusted | 0.35 (0.26–0.47) | 0.00 | 0.24 (0.18–0.32) | 0.00 | ||
| Adjusted- age, height | 0.36 (0.26–0.49) | 0.00 | 0.29 (0.21–0.39) | 0.00 | ||
| Final Model- age, height, SES | 0.33 (0.24–0.46) | −0.49 (−0.57- (−)0.41) | 0.00 | 0.28 (0.21–0.39) | −0.62 (− 0.69- (−)0.54) | 0.00 |
BMD bone mineral density, BUA broad-band ultrasound attenuation, SOS speed of sound, SI stiffness index, ALMI appendicular lean mass index, HGS handgrip strength
*Robust was the baseline strata and the odds ratio (OR) correspond to one category increase in frailty status