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Table 2 Distribution of frailty across covariates and associations between covariates and frailty at wave 1

From: The role of sports clubs in helping older people to stay active and prevent frailty: a longitudinal mediation analysis

Covariates

Mean frailty index

Est

95% CI

Aged 50 to 59 years (%)

0.116

Ref

 

Aged 60 to 69 years (%)

0.140

0.023***

(0.018, 0.028)

Aged 70 to 79 years (%)

0.173

0.056***

(0.051, 0.062)

Aged over 80 years (%)

0.227

0.111***

(0.104, 0.118)

Men (%)

0.137

Ref

 

Women (%)

0.014

0.017***

(0.010, 0.023)

NSSEC - Managerial and professional (%)

0.139

Ref

 

NSSEC - Intermediate (%)

0.149

0.014**

(0.005, 0.024)

NSSEC - Routine and manual (%)

0.210

0.038***

(0.029, 0.046)

Doesn’t live with a spouse or partner

0.129

Ref

 

Lives with a spouse or partner

0.183

−0.028***

(−0.035, −0.022)

White ethnicity

0.148

Ref

 

Non-white ethnicity

0.174

0.050***

(0.032, 0.069)

No qualifications

0.155

Ref

 

Intermediate qualifications

0.144

−0.035***

(−0.044, −0.026)

Higher education or above

0.121

−0.048***

(−0.060, −0.037)

Non-smoker

0.146

Ref

 

Smoker

0.163

0.030***

(0.023, 0.038)

Not in paid employment

0.181

Ref

 

Currently in paid employment

0.091

−0.088***

(−0.095, −0.080)

  1. ***p < 0.001, **p < 0.01 and *p < 0.05