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Table 6 Hazard ratios for hospitalization and institutionalization per unit increase in frailty scores in the MRC Assessment study

From: A reliable measure of frailty for a community dwelling older population

Outcome

Hazard ratio (95% C.I)

 

Crude

Age

Full*

 

British FI

First hospital admission†

1.6**(1.5-1.6)

1.5**(1.4,1.6)

1.5**(1.4,1.6)

Institutionalization‡

2.0**(1.8,2.2)

1.7**(1.5,1.9)

1.6**(1.4,1.8)

 

CSHA FI (44 variables)

First hospital admission†

1.4**(1.3,1.4)

1.3**(1.2,1.4)

1.3**(1.2,1.4)

Institutionalization‡

1.5**(1.4,1.6)

1.4**(1.2,1.5)

1.3**(1.2,1.4)

  1. *fully adjusted for age, sex, smoking, alcohol intake, marital status, living alone, social contact and housing tenure.
  2. **p value < 0.001
  3. † refers to time to first hospital admission in the first two years of follow up.
  4. ‡ refers to time to institutionalization over a median time of 3.9 years of follow up
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