Table 3 Competing risk analysis of incident mortality, with ADL disability as the competing event (n = 3768, deaths = 633, disability = 795)

Handgrip strength (kg) ^a

 Unable

15/51

2.081(1.181,3.665)

1.876(1.057,3.329)

2.080(1.147,3.775)

1.876(1.013,3.474)

  Q5

249/870

1.765(1.332,2.340)

1.568(1.166,2.107)

1.765(1.337,2.331)

1.568(1.169,2.103)

  Q4

127/686

1.390(1.031,1.875)

1.300(0.956,1.767)

1.390(1.033,1.870)

1.300(0.959,1.762)

  Q3

89/711

1.016(0.739,1.396)

0.976(0.707,1.348)

1.016(0.742,1.392)

0.976(0.709,1.343)

  Q2

85/784

1.011(0.734,1.392)

0.998(0.723,1.378)

1.011(0.735,1.390)

0.998(0.724,1.377)

  Q1

68/666

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Gait speed (m/s) ^a

 Unable

41/175

1.497(1.025,2.186)

1.356(0.926,1.986)

1.497(1.022,2.192)

1.356(0.922,1.993)

  Q5

190/761

1.512(1.160,1.970)

1.317(1.006,1.723)

1.512(1.155,1.977)

1.317(1.003,1.729)

  Q4

122/690

1.184(0.893,1.569)

1.046(0.787,1.390)

1.184(0.891,1.573)

1.046(0.786,1.391)

  Q3

100/750

0.981(0.732,1.314)

0.882(0.658,1.185)

0.981(0.731,1.317)

0.883(0.657,1.186)

  Q2

98/686

1.218(0.908,1.633)

1.108(0.825,1.488)

1.218(0.906,1.637)

1.108(0.825,1.488)

  Q1

82/701

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

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Five-times chair stand test (s)^a

 Unable

73/225

2.440(1.719,3.463)

2.221(1.559,3.164)

2.440(1.705,3.493)

2.221(1.545,3.193)

  Q5

179/704

2.014(1.503,2.700)

1.819(1.349,2.453)

2.014(1.513,2.681)

1.819(1.357,2.439)

  Q4

135/706

1.768(1.309,2.386)

1.589(1.173,2.152)

1.768(1.310,2.384)

1.589(1.173,2.154)

  Q3

96/708

1.362(0.992,1.870)

1.302(0.946,1.791)

1.362(0.995,1.864)

1.302(0.947,1.790)

  Q2

86/711

1.248(0.902,1.725)

1.198(0.865,1.658)

1.248(0.904,1.722)

1.198(0.867,1.655)

  Q1

64/714

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