A Frailty Index from Next-of-Kin Data: A Cross-Sectional Analysis from the Mexican Health and Aging Study
Table 2
Adjusted logistic regressions models with health care use as dependent and the 30-item frailty index from next-of-kin as the independent of interest stratified by age category and sex; totals for sex and for age category are also shown.
Age category
Men
Women
Total†
OR (95% CI)
value
OR (95% CI)
value
OR (95% CI)
value
Number of hospitalized days in the last year
40 to 59
3.14 (0.5–19.69)
0.221
6.61 (1.52–28.7)
0.011
4.69 (1.58–13.9)
0.005
60 to 69
2.69 (1.21–5.96)
0.015
3.96 (1.92–8.16)
<0.001
3.3 (1.94–5.6)
<0.001
70 to 79
1.65 (0.92–2.03)
0.08
3.41 (1.97–5.9)
<0.001
2.37 (1.6–3.51)
<0.001
80 to 89
1.9 (1.21–3.27)
0.007
2.23 (1.37–3.63)
0.001
2.07 (1.46–2.92)
<0.001
≥90
1.7 (0.75–3.87)
0.202
1.52 (0.75–3.09)
0.241
1.54 (0.93–2.71)
0.084
Total
1.98 (1.46–2.68)
<0.001
2.63 (1.98–3.49)
<0.001
2.32 (1.89–2.85)
<0.001
Visited a physician in the last year
40 to 59
1.64 (1.15–2.32)
0.005
3.85 (0.83–17.8)
0.084
6.01 (1.43–25.1)
0.014
60 to 69
5.45 (1.9–14.9)
0.001
4.94 (1.13–21.61)
0.034
5.2 (2.29–11.8)
<0.001
70 to 79
2.71 (1.3–5.54)
0.006
3.08 (1.42–6.67)
0.004
2.84 (1.68–4.8)
<0.001
80 to 89
2.95 (1.47–5.92)
0.002
1.5 (0.64–3.73)
0.321
2.32 (1.34–3.93)
0.002
≥90
5.97 (1.7–20.95)
0.005
2.1 (0.85–5.24)
0.105
3.06 (1.5–6.26)
0.002
Total
3.62 (2.42–5.43)
<0.001
2.52 (1.64–3.8)
<0.001
3.09 (2.31–4.15)
<0.001
Adjusted for age, more weight on medical decisions for the deceased, having medical services, and number of years since death of the older adult. †Adjusted for the same variables above plus sex.
