Table 2 Competing risk analysis of incident ADL disability, with mortality as the competing event (n = 3768, deaths = 633, disability = 795)

Handgrip strength (kg) ^a

 Unable

15/36

1.457(0.849,2.500)

1.067(0.617,1.847)

1.251(0.759,2.062)

1.015(0.622,1.658)

  Q5

199/621

1.322(1.043,1.674)

1.087(0.847,1.396)

1.161(0.927,1.454)

0.991(0.787,1.247)

  Q4

152/559

1.212(0.950,1.546)

1.123(0.874,1.444)

1.169(0.930,1.469)

1.091(0.864,1.378)

  Q3

149/622

1.097(0.861,1.399)

0.991(0.773,1.270)

1.124(0.896,1.410)

1.041(0.830,1.306)

  Q2

161/699

1.120(0.883,1.420)

1.057(0.831,1.343)

1.120(0.896,1.399)

1.078(0.865,1.344)

  Q1

119/598

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Gait speed (m/s) ^a

 Unable

54/134

2.032(1.462,2.824)

1.969(1.412,2.745)

1.889(1.400,2.549)

1.787(1.319,2.420)

  Q5

187/571

1.616(1.272,2.052)

1.395(1.095,1.778)

1.486(1.183,1.864)

1.318(1.048,1.657)

  Q4

151/568

1.311(1.024,1.677)

1.113(0.867,1.428)

1.304(1.036,1.640)

1.162(0.922,1.464)

  Q3

172/655

1.359(1.070,1.726)

1.225(0.964,1.558)

1.407(1.124,1.761)

1.297(1.038,1.621)

  Q2

119/588

0.982(0.759,1.272)

0.887(0.684,1.151)

0.989(0.776,1.260)

0.920(0.722,1.172)

  Q1

112/619

Ref.

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Five-times chair stand test (s) ^a

 Unable

70/152

1.965(1.444,2.674)

1.746(1.278,2.386)

1.638(1.232,2.178)

1.428(1.071,1.904)

  Q5

181/525

1.581(1.242,2.013)

1.333(1.041,1.707)

1.434(1.141,1.804)

1.222(0.966,1.545)

  Q4

149/571

1.414(1.104,1.811)

1.220(0.949,1.569)

1.307(1.037,1.648)

1.166(0.923,1.472)

  Q3

141/612

1.246(0.972,1.599)

1.119(0.870,1.439)

1.228(0.972,1.522)

1.131(0.894,1.430)

  Q2

143/625

1.316(1.027,1.687)

1.228(0.957,1.576)

1.291(1.023,1.630)

1.228(0.975,1.548)

  Q1

111/650

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