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Table 4 Associations between inability to complete and death or disability with full adjusted, compared to the worst-performing and able-to-complete groups

From: Mortality and disability risk among older adults unable to complete grip strength and physical performance tests: a population-based cohort study from China

 

All-cause mortality

ADL disability

N (events/groups)

Cause-specific hazard model (HR,95%CI)

Sub-distribution hazard model (SHR, 95%CI)

N (events/groups)

Cause-specific hazard model (HR,95%CI)

Sub-distribution hazard model (SHR, 95%CI)

Handgrip strength (kg)a

 Unable

15/51

1.196(0.709,2.020)

1.196(0.674,2.124)

15/36

0.982(0.578,1.666)

1.025(0.639,1.642)

  Q5

249/870

Ref

Ref

199/621

Ref

Ref

 Unable

15/51

1.462(0.872,2.450)

1.462(0.821,2.605)

15/36

1.008(0.601,1.688)

0.981(0.619,1.553)

  Able

618/3717

Ref

Ref

780/3099

Ref

Ref

Gait speed (m/s) a

 Unable

41/175

1.030(0.732,1.448)

1.030(0.728,1.457)

54/134

1.411(1.037,1.920)

1.356(1.030,1.785)

  Q5

190/761

Ref

Ref

187/571

Ref

Ref

 Unable

41/175

1.238(0.898,1.706)

1.238(0.894,1.715)

54/134

1.727(1.302,2.292)

1.541(1.196,1.986)

  Able

592/3593

Ref

Ref

741/3001

Ref

Ref

Five times sit-to-stand (s)a

 Unable

73/225

1.221(0.926,1.610)

1.221(0.915,1.629)

70/152

1.310(0.990,1.733)

1.169(0.913,1.497)

  Q5

179/704

Ref

Ref

181/525

Ref

Ref

 Unable

73/225

1.491(1.156,1.922)

1.491(1.135,1.958)

70/152

1.451(1.127,1.869)

1.225(0.977,1.534)

  Able

560/3543

Ref

Ref

725/2983

Ref

Ref

  1. Note: a. Physical measures grouped into two categories: Unable, for individuals unable to complete the test; Q5(Quintile5, lowest performance); Able, for individuals able to complete the test
  2. b. Full adjusted for age and sex plus height and BMI, sociodemographic factors (education and residence), lifestyles (physical activity levels, smoking behavior, and alcohol consumption), and medical conditions (hypertension, diabetes, cancer, cardiovascular disease, chronic lung disease, depression status, and cognitive status). Ref, reference. ADL, activities of daily living. HR, hazard ratio. CI, confidence intervals. N, numbers