Table 2

Cardiovascular disease and related chronic conditions according to frailty in a population-based study of 1622 older British men aged 71–92 years

Not frailPre-frailFrail
Angina
 n (%)45 (10%)149 (17%)80 (27%)
 OR (95% CI)1.001.75 (1.22 to 2.50)2.94 (1.64 to 4.45)
Heart attack
 n (%)41 (9%)123 (14%)63 (21%)
 OR (95% CI)1.001.61 (1.11 to 2.35)2.64 (1.70 to 4.11)
Stroke
 n (%)23 (5%)86 (10%)51 (17%)
 OR (95% CI)1.002.00 (1.24 to 3.23)3.78 (2.22 to 6.45)
Peripheral vascular disease
 n (%)4 (1%)36 (4%)22 (7%)
 OR (95% CI)1.005.01 (1.77 to 14.20)10.01 (3.36 to 29.85)
Heart failure
 n (%)1 (0%)16 (2%)18 (6%)
 OR (95% CI)1.008.56 (1.13 to 64.97)30.93 (4.05 to 236.43)
Deep vein thrombosis
 n (%)8 (2%)24 (3%)18 (6%)
 OR (95% CI)1.001.55 (0.69 to 3.50)3.56 (1.48 to 8.53)
Diabetes
 n (%)60 (14%)135 (15%)83 (27%)
 OR (95% CI)1.001.24 (0.89 to 1.73)2.78 (1.89 to 4.09)
  • All ORs are age-adjusted.