How May Coexisting Frailty Influence Adherence to Treatment in Elderly Hypertensive Patients?

Table 6

The effect of frailty syndrome on compliance with therapeutic recommendations including gender, age and educational status of the patients.

Variable		R	95 CI		p
TFI	Not frail – ref.
	Mildly frail	1.086	-0.287	2.459	p=0.12
	Moderately or severe frail	0.68	-0.97	2.33	p=0.417
Gender	Women – ref.
	Men	1.232	0.168	2.296	p=0.024
Age [years]		0.203	0.119	0.288	p<0.001
Education	None or basic – ref.
	Secondary	-0.953	-2.249	0.343	p=0.148
	Higher	-2.022	-3.491	-0.554	p=0.007

CI: confidence interval; p: p value; R: regression parameter; TFI: Tilburg Frailty Indicator.