Table 4 Linear regression for two-year change in frailty
From: Incorporating frailty to address the key challenges to geriatric economic evaluation
Dependent variable: Change in frailty (range 0-100) between ELSA Waves 4 and 5 (N = 6,205) | ||
|---|---|---|
Explanatory variables | Coefficient (SE)1 | P-value |
Constant | -5.460 (0.696) | < 0.001 |
Age in W4 | 0.134 (0.010) | < 0.001 |
SES (ref: Most privileged quartile) | Â | Â |
 2nd quartile | 0.089 (0.215) | 0.680 |
 3rd quartile | 0.011 (0.184) | 0.951 |
 Most deprived quartile | 0.701 (0.219) | 0.001 |
Falls incidence between W4 and W5 (ref: No fall incidence) | Â | Â |
 Single non-MA fall | 0.684 (0.227) | 0.003 |
 Recurrent non-MA falls | 2.329 (0.261) | < 0.001 |
 Single MA fall | 1.648 (0.350) | < 0.001 |
 Recurrent falls with MA | 3.870 (0.412) | < 0.001 |
Frailty in W4 (0-100) | -0.198 (0.010) | < 0.001 |
High physical activity in W4 | -0.730 (0.192) | < 0.001 |
Cognitive impairment in W4 | 0.620 (0.187) | 0.001 |
Social care receipt in W4 | 2.643 (0.589) | < 0.001 |
Informal care receipt in W4 | 1.612 (0.202) | < 0.001 |