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Table 3 The association of internet use and frailty index

From: Internet use and frailty in middle-aged and older adults: findings from developed and developing countries

 

HRS

CHARLS

SHARE

ELSA

MHAS

 

β(95%CI)

P value

β(95%CI)

P value

β(95%CI)

P value

β(95%CI)

P value

β(95%CI)

P value

Model 1

-4.23(-4.46,-4.00)

< 0.001

-3.23(-3.62,-2.83)

< 0.001

-8.20(-8.40,-7.99)

< 0.001

-4.74(-5.15,-4.33)

< 0.001

-2.17(-2.46,-1.89)

< 0.001

Model 2

-2.98(-3.19,-2.76)

< 0.001

-2.13(-2.49,-1.77)

< 0.001

-4.65(-5.09,-4.22)

< 0.001

-2.82(-3.20,-2.45)

< 0.001

-1.54(-1.80,-1.28)

< 0.001

Model 3

-1.58(-1.79,-1.36)

< 0.001

-1.32(-1.69,-0.95)

< 0.001

-2.50(-2.79,-2.20)

< 0.001

-1.76(-2.13,-1.39)

< 0.001

-0.81(-1.08,-0.54)

< 0.001

  1. HRS Health and Retirement Study; CHARLS China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study; SHARE Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe; ELSA English Longitudinal Study of Ageing; MHAS Mexican Health and Aging Study; Model 1 was a crude model; In model 2, we accounted for age and gender; Model 3 was fully adjusted, further controlling educational levels, work for payment, married or partnered, household wealth, smoking, drinking, and co-residence with children