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Table 5 Social network and socio-demographic variables association with physical function and nutritional status at follow-up (N = 81)

From: Social networks and their influences on nutrient intake, nutritional status and physical function in community-dwelling ethnically diverse older adults: a mixed-methods longitudinal study

 

SPPB at follow-up

MNA-SF at follow-up

Sociodemographic variables

B (95%CI)

SE

Standardized Coefficients Beta

P-value

B (95%CI)

SE

Standardized Coefficients

Beta

P-value

(Constant)

5.84 (1.07, 10.6)

2.39

 

0.02

6.49 (1.19, 11.80)

2.66

 

0.01

Sex

0.24 (−0.49, 0.98)

0.37

0.03

0.52

−0.50 (−1.25, 0.25)

0.38

−0.13

0.19

Age

−0.07 (− 0.12, − 0.03)

0.02

−0.18

0.00

−0.01 (− 0.06, 0.03)

0.02

−0.06

0.55

IMD

0.17 (−0.01, 0.36)

0.09

0.10

0.06

0.001 (−0.19, 0.18)

0.09

0.00

0.99

Education

−0.01 (− 0.36, 0.33)

0.17

− 0.01

0.93

0.14 (− 0.20, 0.49)

0.17

0.09

0.42

Baseline SPPB/MNA-SF*

0.79 (0.65, 0.93)

0.07

0.74

0.00

0.47 (0.23, 0.71)

0.12

0.42

0.00

Self-reported Health

−0.31 (−0.79, 0.16)

0.24

−0.08

0.19

0.21 (−0.23, 0.65)

0.22

0.10

0.35

Social networks

 Integrated

0.88 (0.12, 1.64)

0.38

0.13

0.02

0.97 (0.22, 1.72)

0.38

0.26

0.01

 Non-integrated

Ref

  

Ref

  

R2

0.778

  

0.221

  

R2change

0.015

  

0.066

  

F for change

5.396

  

6.727

  
  1. SPPB Short Physical Performance Battery; MNA-SF Mini Nutritional Assessment-Short Form; *For the adjusted model of follow-up SPPB as outcome variable, the model was adjusted for baseline SPPB, For the adjusted model of follow-up MNA-SF outcome variable, the model was adjusted for baseline MNA-SF. Sex was coded as male = 1, female = 2; Education was coded no education, primary = 2, secondary = 3, college/university = 4; self-rated health was coded as excellent = 1, good = 2, fair = 3 and poor = 4. IMD Index of multiple deprivation. 1 is least deprived and 4 is most deprived. B Unstandardized regression coefficient; SE Standard error of the coefficient; CI Confidence interval