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. 2021 Nov 1;22:921. doi: 10.1186/s12891-021-04795-4

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