Table 4.
Multivariate analyses between the frailty index and characteristics of caregivers (n = 90)
| Variables | Main model | Model 2 | Model 3 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beta [95% CI] | p | Beta [95% CI] | p | OR [95% CI] | p | |
| Sociodemographic characteristics | ||||||
| Age (per 1-year increase) | 0.005 [0.002; 0.009] | 0.005 | 0.005 [0.002; 0.008] | 0.005 | 1.08 [0.97; 1.21] | 0.16 |
| Gender (male vs. female gender) | −0.012 [− 0.051; 0.027] | 0.56 | −0.004 [− 0.042; 0.034] | 0.84 | 0.57 [0.15; 1.85] | 0.36 |
| Educational level: | ||||||
| Primary (reference) | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Secondary | −0.011 [− 0.062; 0.04] | 0.67 | − 0.012 [− 0.063; 0.038] | 0.63 | 0.28 [0.05; 1.36] | 0.12 |
| Tertiary | −0.012 [− 0.058; 0.034] | 0.61 | − 0.011 [− 0.058; 0.035] | 0.62 | 0.49 [0.13; 1.94] | 0.30 |
| Professional situation: | ||||||
| Active (reference) | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Inactive | 0.008 [−0.047; 0.063] | 0.77 | 0.013 [−0.041; 0.067] | 0.63 | 5.37 [0.96; 43.7] | 0.07 |
| Retired | −0.024 [− 0.069; 0.021] | 0.29 | − 0.024 [− 0.069; 0.021] | 0.29 | 1.08 [0.29; 4.03] | 0.91 |
| Epices score (per 10-point increase) | – | – | 0.011 [0.002; 0.020] | 0.020 | – | – |
| Social deprivation (precarious vs. non-precarious) | 0.054 [0.007; 0.102] | 0.025 | – | – | 5.11 [1.23; 23.8] | 0.028 |
The main model and model 2 are multiple linear regressions with the frailty index (as a quantitative variable) as the dependent variable. The model 3 is a binomial logistic regression with the frailty status (frail vs. not frail) as the dependent variable
95% CI 95% Confidence Interval, OR Odds Ratio