Association between frailty and the combination of physical activity level and sedentary behavior in older adults

BMC Public Health

Table 2 Association between frailty and the combination of physical activity level and sedentary behavior controlled for sociodemographic characteristics

Variable	Wald chi-square	PR	CI 95%	p
Age groups (years)
60 to 69		1
70 to 79	4.44	2.34	1.06 to 5.17	0.035
80 to 89	4.74	2.89	1.11 to 7.51	0.029
90 or more	5.42	5.48	1.31 to 22.95	0.020
Sex
Male		1
Female	0.35	1.24	0.60 to 2.58	0.55
Marital status
Single		1
Married	0.24	1.47	0.31 to 6.93	0.62
Widower	0.23	1.45	0.31to 7.78	0.63
Divorced	0.91	2.13	0.45 to 10.0	0.33
Family arrangement
Alone		1
Accompanied	0.33	0.76	0.30 to 1.92	0.62
Years of study
> 4 years		1
≤ 4 years	0.94	1.49	0.66 to 3.35	0.33
^aPAL (min/week) and SB (min/day)
≥ 150 and < 540		1
< 150 and < 540	0.108	1.15	0.49 to 2.71	0.74
≥ 150 and ≥ 540	0.021	0.89	0.19 to 4.13	0.88
< 150 and ≥ 540	6.020	2.83	1.23 to 6.52	0.01

PAL physical activity level, SB Sedentary behavior; ^aAdjusted for sociodemographic variables (age, gender, marital status, home arrangement and years of study)

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