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Table 2 A logistic regression analysis showing associations between frailty status and presence of chronic constipation

From: Higher frailty burden in older adults with chronic constipation

 

Model 1a

Model 2 a

Model 3 a

OR

(95% CI)

OR

(95% CI)

OR

(95% CI)

Robust (reference)

 

 

 

 Prefrail

2.86

(1.62–5.02)

2.56

(1.43–4.57)

2.44

(1.36–4.39)

 Frail

4.96

(2.64–9.34)

3.93

(1.96–7.86)

3.38

(1.66–6.87)

Age

 

1.02

(0.99–1.05)

1.01

(0.98–1.05)

Sex

 

0.93

(0.63–1.38)

0.83

(0.55–1.26)

Multimorbidity

 

1.47

(1.01–2.17)

1.26

(0.84–1.88)

Education level

 

 

0.96

(0.89–1.02)

Malnutrition risk

 

 

1.17

(0.84–1.62)

Polypharmacy

 

 

1.77

(1.20–2.62)

  1. CI confidence interval, NS not significant, OR odds ratio
  2. aModel 1, crude model; Model 2, adjusted with age, sex, multimorbidity; Model 3, adjusted for age, sex, education level, polypharmacy, and malnutrition risk