Research Article
Prevalence and Factors Associated with Impairment in Intrinsic Capacity among Community-Dwelling Older Adults: An Observational Study from South India
Table 2
Association of factors with impaired intrinsic capacity.
| Variables | Beta-coefficient | 95% confidence interval | value |
| Age | −0.01 | −0.02 to −0.01 | 0.002 | Age category | 60–75 | 0 (reference) | | | ≥75 | −0.17 | −0.32 to −0.03 | 0.015 | Gender | Male | 0 (reference) | | | Female | 0.06 | −0.06 to 0.18 | 0.349 | BMI | 0.01 | −0.01 to 0.12 | 0.742 | ADL | Score | 0.18 | 0.14 to 0.28 | <0.001 | Intact | 0 (reference) | | | Impaired | −0.13 | −0.49 to −0.18 | <0.001 | IADL score | 0.06 | 0.01 to 0.9 | 0.018 | Geriatric syndromes | Falls | −0.02 | −0.34 to 0.15 | 0.450 | Urinary incontinence | −0.01 | −0.25 to 0.18 | 0.764 | Constipation | 0.03 | −0.17 to 0.48 | 0.351 | Insomnia | 0.31 | −0.03 to 0.59 | 0.065 | Comorbidities | Multimorbidity | −0.05 | −0.30 to 0.01 | 0.083 | Hypertension | −0.03 | −0.19 to 0.07 | 0.366 | Diabetes | −0.01 | −0.17 to 0.14 | 0.839 | Chronic respiratory illness | −0.02 | −0.28 to 0.12 | 0.449 | CVD | −0.01 | −0.33 to 0.26 | 0.794 | Chronic neurologic illness | −0.10 | −0.77 to −0.18 | 0.001 |
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BMI: body mass index, IADL: instrumental activities of daily living, and CVD: cardiovascular disease.
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