Anthropometric Measures and Frailty Prediction in the Elderly: An Easy-to-Use Tool

Table 2

Logistic regression univariable models and results for the learning sample.

Anthropometric measures		Unadjusted		Adjusted for age
		β	(95% CI)	β	(95% CI)
Weight^2	436	0.001 (0.003)	0.58 (0.52–0.63)^‡	0.001 (0.005)	0.63 (0.58–0.69)^†
Height	436	−5.313 (<0.001)	0.64 (0.58–0.69)^†	–4.731 (<0.001)	0.66 (0.61–0.72)^†
Knee height	436	–0.098 (0.004)	0.60 (0.54–0.65)^‡	–0.091 (0.008)	0.64 (0.58–0.69)^†
Circumference
Neck	429	–0.050 (0.128)	0.54 (0.48–0.60)	–0.032 (0.331)	0.60 (0.54–0.65)^‡
Arm^2	438	0.021 (<0.001)	0.61 (0.55–0.67)^†	0.020 (0.001)	0.66 (0.60–0.71)^†
Forearm	432	–0.097 (0.014)	0.58 (0.52–0.64)^‡	–0.068 (0.100)	0.61 (0.55–0.66)^†
Umbilical level^2	417	0.002 (0.003)	0.58 (0.52–0.64)^‡	0.002 (0.003)	0.65 (0.59–0.70)^†
Smaller waist^2	415	0.002 (0.011)	0.57 (0.52–0.63)^‡	0.002 (0.009)	0.64 (0.58–0.69)^†
Waist midpoint^2	413	0.002 (0.007)	0.58 (0.53–0.64)^‡	0.002 (0.005)	0.64 (0.58–0.70)^†
Hip^2	412	0.002 (0.009)	0.56 (0.50–0.62)	0.002 (0.010)	0.63 (0.58–0.69)^†
Thigh^2	416	0.006 (0.018)	0.57 (0.51–0.62)^‡	0.005 (0.034)	0.62 (0.56–0.67)^†
Calf^2	434	0.015 (0.016)	0.55 (0.49–0.60)	0.014 (0.033)	0.61 (0.56–0.67)^†
Skinfold
Subscapular^2	438	0.003 (0.031)	0.53 (0.48–0.59)	0.003 (0.045)	0.62 (0.56–0.67)^†
Pectoral^2	430	0.004 (0.085)	0.56 (0.50–0.61)	0.004 (0.091)	0.62 (0.57–0.68)^†
Triceps	435	0.039 (0.005)	0.58 (0.53–0.64)^‡	0.043 (0.003)	0.64 (0.59–0.70)^†
Bicipital	432	0.059 (0.005)	0.58 (0.52–0.63)^‡	0.067 (0.002)	0.65 (0.59–0.70)^†
Suprailiac	417	0.008 (0.515)	0.53 (0.47–0.59)	0.014 (0.270)	0.60 (0.54–0.66)^‡
Abdominal	418	0.001 (0.941)	0.52 (0.46–0.58)	0.008 (0.542)	0.59 (0.53–0.65)^‡
Thigh	417	0.022 (0.033)	0.57 (0.51–0.62)^‡	0.021 (0.042)	0.61 (0.56–0.67)^†
Calf	428	0.048 (0.001)	0.60 (0.54–0.66)^‡	0.045 (0.002)	0.64 (0.59–0.70)^†
Sagittal abdominal diameter
Umbilical level^2	397	0.021 (0.012)	0.57 (0.51–0.63)^‡	0.022 (0.010)	0.63 (0.57–0.69)^†
Smaller waist^2	397	0.026 (0.008)	0.56 (0.50–0.61)	0.027 (0.007)	0.62 (0.57–0.58)^†
Midpoint^2	397	0.021 (0.014)	0.57 (0.51–0.63)^‡	0.022 (0.011)	0.63 (0.57–0.69)^†
Iliac crest level^2	397	0.022 (0.009)	0.58 (0.52–0.64)^‡	0.023 (0.007)	0.63 (0.57–0.69)^†
Orthostatic position^2	400	0.013 (0.019)	0.58 (0.52–0.64)^‡	0.014 (0.018)	0.63 (0.57–0.69)^†
Larger waist^2	397	0.023 (0.008)	0.59 (0.53–0.65)^‡	0.023 (0.007)	0.64 (0.58–0.69)^†

Notes. Exponent 2 means that the quadratic term of the predictor was included in the model, along with the linear term. regression; () < 0.001; () < 0.005.