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Table 3 Distribution of MOVES across healthcare utilization, health behaviours, or health outcomes

From: Developing a comprehensive measure of mobility: mobility over varied environments scale (MOVES)

Health Characteristics

Weighted Percentage (95% CI)

Mean MOVES (95% CI)

p-value for MOVESa

Receipt of Home Care

  

<.0001

 Did not receive home care

81.9 (81.2, 82.7)

30.1 (30.0, 30.2)

 

 Informal home care only

1.8 (1.6, 2.0)

26.9 (26.6, 27.2)

 

 Formal home care only

7.6 (7.1, 8.0)

25.8 (25.2, 26.4)

 

 Both formal and informal home care

2.7 (2.4, 2.9)

23.5 (23.1, 24.0)

 

Self-perceived health

  

<.0001

 Excellent

19.4 (18.4, 20.4)

31.2 (31.0, 31.4)

 

 Very good

32.0 (30.9, 33.0)

30.6 (30.4, 30.7)

 

 Good

28.3 (27.4, 29.3)

29.1 (29.0, 29.3)

 

 Fair

10.8 (10.2, 11.4)

26.7 (26.5, 27.0)

 

 Poor

3.5 (3.1, 3.8)

24.0 (23.5, 24.4)

 

Satisfaction with Life Scale

  

<.0001

 Extremely dissatisfied

1.2 (1.0, 1.4)

25.6 (24.8, 26.4)

 

 Dissatisfied

3.1 (2.7, 3.5)

26.8 (26.2, 27.4)

 

 Slightly dissatisfied

6.2 (5.6, 6.7)

27.4 (27.0, 27.8)

 

 Neutral

1.7 (1.4, 1.9)

27.6 (26.9, 28.3)

 

 Slightly satisfied

13.2 (12.5, 14.0)

28.6 (28.4, 28.8)

 

 Satisfied

47.3 (46.2, 48.5)

29.9 (29.8, 30.0)

 

 Extremely satisfied

23.6 (22.7, 24.6)

30.9 (30.7, 31.0)

 

Reported having a chronic condition

  

<.0001

 Has at least one chronic condition

73.1 (72.0, 74.2)

29.2 (29.1, 29.3)

 

 Has no chronic conditions

21.0 (19.9, 22.0)

30.9 (30.8, 31.1)

 

Smoking Status

  

<.0001

 Smoker

17.4 (16.5, 18.3)

29.2 (29.0, 29.4)

 

 Former smoker

45.8 (44.7, 46.9)

29.7 (29.6, 29.9)

 

 Never smoked

30.7 (29.7, 31.8)

29.5 (29.4, 29.7)

 

Drinking Status

  

<.0001

 Regular drinker

58.0 (56.9, 59.1)

30.3 (30.2, 30.4)

 

 Occasional drinker

16.3 (15.5, 17.2)

29.2 (28.9, 29.4)

 

 Did not drink in the last 12 months

19.6 (18.8, 20.4)

27.7 (27.5, 27.9)

 

Reported having arthritis

  

<.0001

 Yes

26.0 (25.1, 26.9)

28.1 (27.9, 28.2)

 

 No

67.9 (66.9, 68.9)

30.2 (30.1, 30.3)

 

Self-reported BMI

  

<.0001

 Underweight (<18.50)

1.4 (1.2, 1.5)

27.1 (26.4, 27.7)

 

 Normal weight (18.50–24.99)

37.4 (36.3, 38.5)

29.6 (29.5, 29.8)

 

 Overweight (25.00–29.99)

36.2 (35.1, 37.3)

29.8 (29.7, 30.0)

 

 Obese-class I, class 2, class 3 (≥30.00)

21.2 (20.3, 22.2)

29.4 (29.2, 29.6)

 

Number of falls (only 65+)

  

<.0001

 No

73.7 (72.7, 74.7)

27.8 (27.7, 27.9)

 

 One fall

11.5 (10.7, 12.2)

26.4 (26.0, 26.7)

 

 Two or more falls

6.3 (5.8, 6.8)

24.2 (23.7, 24.7)

 

Depressive Symptoms

  

<.0001

 Did not feel depressed or did not lose interest in things

88.9 (88.2, 89.5)

29.7 (29.6, 29.8)

 

 Felt depressed or lost interest in things

7.7 (7.1, 8.3)

28.1 (27.8, 28.5)

 
  1. aP-values from t-test or ANOVA testing for differences in mean MOVE. All results weighted using the Statistics Canada proportional sampling scheme and applied Balanced Repeated Replication (BRR) with 500 bootstrap weight variables to obtain the correct standard errors for ANOVA