Table 2

Relative risk ratios† for incident prefrailty or frailty according to intelligence and socioeconomic circumstances in childhood

ModelRelative risk ratios (95% CI)
PrefrailtyFrailty
1Intelligence at age 11, per SD decrease1.25 (1.08 to 1.45)**1.57 (1.21 to 2.03)***
2Father's social class1.12 (0.97 to 1.30)1.48 (1.12 to 1.96)**
3Environmental deprivation at age 11, per SD increase1.01 (0.78 to 1.31)0.81 (0.46 to 1.40)
4Intelligence at age 11, per SD decrease1.23 (1.06 to 1.44)**1.48 (1.14 to 1.93)**
Father's social class1.07 (0.92 to 1.25)1.36 (1.02 to 1.82)*
5Intelligence at age 11, per SD decrease1.16 (0.98 to 1.37)1.13 (0.83 to 1.54)
Father's social class1.04 (0.89 to 1.21)1.19 (0.86 to 1.61)
Highest social class in adulthood1.14 (0.95 to 1.38)1.33 (0.91 to 1.54)
Highest educational qualification1.00 (0.87 to 1.15)0.70 (0.52 to 0.96)*
Smoking status
 Never1.01.0
 Ex1.32 (0.97 to 1.79)1.10 (0.59 to 2.03)
 Current1.35 (0.84 to 2.15)1.68 (0.75 to 3.70)
Units of alcohol per week
 None1.01.0
 ≤21 (men)/≤14 (women)0.77 (0.52 to to 1.13)0.48 (0.25 to 0.95)*
 ≥22 (men)/≥15 (women)0.74 (0.44 to 1.17)0.50 (0.20 to 1.23)
  • ***p<0.001, **p<0.01, *p<0.05.

  • †All models are adjusted for sex.