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Table 4 Logistic regression of the low HGS (≤ P20) with independent variables, by sex, among older people

From: Factors associated with low handgrip strength in older people: data of the Study of Chronic Diseases (Edoc-I)

Variables

Men

Women

OR (CI95%) Crude

OR (CI95%) Adjusted

OR (CI95%) Crude

OR (CI95%) Adjusted

Marital status (With vs. Without partner)

1.57 (0.91, 2.70)

2.44 (1.32, 4.51)

Smoking (Smoker /Ex-smoker vs. Non-smoker)

2.11 (0.89, 4.97)

3.25 (1.25, 8.44)

Assessment of current health in relation to that of the previous 12 months (Worse vs. Better /Equal)

2.28 (1.23, 4.21)

2.21 (1.14, 4.30)

ADL (Dependent vs. Independent)

2.83 (1.63, 4.93)

2.92 (1.35, 6.30)

BMI

 Low weight

2.38 (1.07, 5.27)

2.80 (1.19, 6.61)

2.56 (1.49, 4.33)

2.61 (1.46, 4.66)

 Eutrophic

1

1

1

1

 Overweight

0.83 (0.44, 1.57)

1.09 (0.50, 2.38)

0.91 (0.91, 1.32)

0.86 (0.58, 1.26)

Anemia (Yes vs. No)

4.01 (2.14, 7.51)

4.15 (2.09, 8.21)

1.86 (1.08, 3.22)

1.80 (1.06, 3.06)

Diabetes (Yes vs. No)

1.75 (0.98, 3.12)

1.95 (1.00, 3.81)

0.70 (0.40, 1.23)

0.53 (0.28, 1.01)

Insomnia (Yes vs. No)

1.77 (1.09, 2.89)

1.83 (1.10, 3.03)

Waist-to-hip ratio (Altered vs. Normal)

1.35 (0.85, 2.14)

1.79 (1.02, 3.12)

Physical activity in displacement /occupational physical activity (Yes vs. No)

1.67 (1.09, 2.56)

1.75 (1.08, 2.84)

p-value (Wald)

 

< 0.001

 

< 0.001

 % Concordance

 

76.0

 

67.4

  1. % Concordance is a fitness quality criterion of the logistic regression model