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. 2021 Mar 12;139(3):226–233. doi: 10.1590/1516-3180.2020.0546.r1.14122020

Table 2. Association between frailty syndrome and sedentary behavior, controlled for socioeconomic, clinical and health characteristics. Macapá, Amapá, Brazil, 2017 (n = 411).

Frailty syndrome*
Variables Pre-frail Frail
OR 95% CI P OR 95% CI P
Age (years) 1.06 1.02-1.10 0.003 1.11 1.05-1.17 < 0.001
Sex
Male 1.95 1.17-3.26 0.755 1.66 0.70-3.88 0.243
Female 1 1
Education (years) 0.98 0.94-1.03 0.556 0.96 0.88-1.03 0.317
Marital status
With partner 1 1
Without partner 0.50 0.29-0.85 0.011 0.62 0.28-1.37 0.243
Living arrangement
Alone 1.72 0.67-4.41 0.255 1.54 0.27-8.56 0.619
Accompanied 1 1
Health perception
Positive 1 1
Negative 1.95 1.17-3.26 0.010 3.24 1.31-8.02 0.011
Smoking habit
Yes 2.19 0.94-5.07 0.067 0.41 0.04-3.52 0.418
No 1 1
Hospitalization in the last year
Yes 2.02 0.90-4.51 0.085 3.42 1.23-9.47 0.011
No 1 1
BADL
Dependent 2.02 0.61-6.67 0.249 3.01 0.73-12.46 0.127
Independent 1 1
IADL
Dependent 1.46 0.87-2.47 0.149 1.55 0.65-3.72 0.321
Independent 1 1
Sedentary behavior (hours) 1.18 1.03-1.34 0.013 1.20 1.02-1.40 0.023

Data are reported as n = number of subjects; mean ± standard deviation; OR = odds ratio; 95% CI = 95% confidence interval; P < 0.05; BADL = basic activities of daily living: IADL = instrumental activities of daily living; 1 = reference category; “Non-frail = reference category; Adjusted for age, gender, education, living arrangement, marital status, health perception, smoking, hospitalization in the last year and functional impairment regarding basic and instrumental activities of daily living.