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Table 2 Crude odds ratio for slower usual and slower fast gait speeds (n=385)

From: Gait speed correlates in a multiracial population of community-dwelling older adults living in Brazil: a cross-sectional population-based study

Variables

Usual gait speed

Fast gait speed

 

OR (95% IC)

p

OR (95% IC)

p

Demographics

    

Female

1.29 (0.75-2.22)

0.359

2.12 (1.10-4.09)

0.024‡

Age group (years)

    

70-74 (ref 65–69)

1.07 (0.53-2.18)

0.846

1.58 (0.74-3.36)

0.233

75 and over

3.91 (2.16-7.06)

<0.001‡

3.63 (1.86-7.07)

<0.001‡

Illiterates (ref >1 year of schooling)

1.74 (1.02-2.96)

0.039‡

1.62 (0.90-2.91)

0.102

Income level

    

1.1-3.0 (ref 0.0-1.0)

0.79 (0.44-1.39)

0.418

0.85 (0.46-1.58)

0.620

3.1 or over (ref 0.0-1.0)

0.68 (0.29 – 1.57)

0.377

0.31 (0.09-1.06)

0.064

Mental health

    

MMSE score

0.85 (0.79-0.91)

<0.001‡

0.84 (0.77-0.91)

<0.001‡

 

1.27 (0.69-2.34)

0.445

1.87 (1.00-3.53)

0.051

Depressive symptoms

    

High concern of falling

3.65 (2.07-6.45)

<0.001‡

3.40 (1.82-10.53)

<0.001‡

Physical health

    

Hypertension

1.27 (0.74-2.19)

0.386

1.26 (0.69-2.30)

0.450

Heart diseases

1.40 (0.76-2.55)

0.278

1.07 (0.53-2.13)

0.852

Stroke

3.01 (1.34-6.73)

0.007‡

2.44 (1.02-5.86)

0.044‡

Diabetes

2.38 (1.41-4.01)

0.001‡

1.65 (0.92-2.96)

0.092

Arthritis

2.25 (1.30-3.89)

0.004‡

2.15 (1.18-3.91)

0.012‡

Lung disease

1.37 (0.61-3.04)

0.441

0.65 (0.22-1.92)

0.442

Urinary incontinence

3.98 (2.26-7.03)

<0.001‡

3.70 (2.01-6.79)

<0.001‡

Number of diseases

    

1 or 2 diseases (ref 0 disease)

1.83 (0.60-5.50)

0.282

3.17 (0.72-13.97)

0.126

≥ 3 diseases (ref 0 disease)

4.98 (1.68-14.74)

0.004‡

7.24 (1.67-31.45)

0.008‡

Polypharmacy (ref 0–3 drugs)

2.42 (1.45-4.06)

<0.001‡

2.35 (1.33-4.14)

0.003‡

Fatigue

1.74 (0.85-3.58)

0.131

1.85 (0.85-4.00)

0.118

Poor self-rated health (ref good or very good)

1.54 (0.93-2.56)

0.093

1.71 (0.97-3.01)

0.062

Single fall (ref no falls)

1.27 (0.76-2.13)

0.353

1.77 (1.01-3.10)

0.047‡

Two or more falls (ref no falls)

1.90 (1.01-3.58)

0.046‡

2.51 (1.30-4.85)

0.006‡

Physical functioning

    

≥ 1ADL ( ref 0 ADL)

3.77 (1.63-8.71)

0.002‡

4.46 (1.89-10.53)

0.001‡

Low physical activity level (ref other quintiles)

3.91 (2.23-6.85)

<0.001‡

4.08 (2.24-7.44)

<0.001‡

  1. Abbreviations: ref, reference category; OR, Odds ratio; CI, Confidence Interval; MMSE, Mini-Mental State Examination; ADL, Activities of Daily Living.
  2. ORs denote the odds of having a slower usual gait speed or a slower fast gait speed.
  3. ‡p-values that included variables used in the multivariate analysis (p<0.05).x.