Associations of socio-demographic factors with worsening in frailty state
| Study population (N=14 424) | Worsening | |
| N (%) | OR† (95% CI) | |
| Sex | ||
| Men | 6582 (45.6) | 1.00 |
| Women | 7843 (54.4) | 1.26* (1.16 to 1.38) |
| Age (years) | ||
| 55–59 | 3447 (23.9) | 1.00 |
| 60–64 | 3114 (21.6) | 1.06 (0.93 to 1.21) |
| 65–69 | 2765 (19.2) | 1.40* (1.23 to 1.60) |
| 70–74 | 2158 (15.0) | 1.80* (1.56 to 2.07) |
| 75–79 | 1597 (11.1) | 2.86* (2.44 to 3.34) |
| 80+ | 1343 (9.3) | 3.55* (2.97 to 4.25) |
| Marital status | ||
| Married/registered partnership | 10 370 (71.9) | 1.00 |
| Never-married | 716 (5.0) | 1.14 (0.93 to 1.38) |
| Divorced | 811 (5.6) | 0.97 (0.80 to 1.18) |
| Widowed | 2527 (17.5) | 1.03 (0.91 to 1.16) |
| Unknown | 0 (0.0) | |
| Level of education | ||
| Higher | 5790 (40.1) | 1.00 |
| Lower | 8564 (59.4) | 1.40* (1.28 to 1.54) |
| Unknown | 70 (0.5) | NA |
*p<0.001.
↵† Mutually adjusted for each factor and for baseline frailty state.