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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)

From: The contribution of musculoskeletal factors to physical frailty: a cross-sectional study

 

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

  1. BMD bone mineral density, BUA broad-band ultrasound attenuation, SOS speed of sound, SI stiffness index, ALMI appendicular lean mass index, HGS handgrip strength
  2. *Robust was the baseline strata and the odds ratio (OR) correspond to one category increase in frailty status