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. 2023 Mar 29;8(2):40. doi: 10.3390/geriatrics8020040

Table 4.

Associations of the Individual Pulse Pressure and Mean Arterial Pressure Groups on Physical Function.

Variable Weakness Slowness Poorer Balance
n Odds Ratio 95% CI n Odds Ratio 95% CI Odds Ratio 95% CI
Pulse Pressure †
  <40 mmHg 419 1.10 0.96, 1.27 723 1.19 1.03, 1.36 0.92 0.80, 1.07
  >60 mmHg 1524 0.98 0.90, 1.08 2347 1.13 1.03, 1.25 1.21 1.10, 1.32
Mean Arterial Pressure ‡
  <70 mmHg 105 1.50 1.09, 2.05 137 1.45 1.03, 2.04 1.32 0.98, 1.77
  >100 mmHg 1321 0.87 0.80, 0.95 2200 0.98 0.90, 1.07 1.09 0.99, 1.19

† Reference: 40–60 mmHg. ‡ Reference: 70–100 mmHg. Note: Low Pulse Pressure: n = 0 for 0 score, n = 79 for 1 score, n = 110 for 2 score, n = 114 for 3 score, n = 908 for 4 score; High Pulse Pressure: n = 13 for 0 score, n = 317 for 1 score, n = 495 for 2 score, n = 485 for 3 score, n = 2357 for 4 score; Low Mean Arterial Pressure: n = 0 for 0 score, n = 25 for 1 score, n = 23 for 2 score, n = 29 for 3 score, n = 116 for 4 score; High Mean Arterial Pressure: n = 12 for 0 score, n = 276 for 1 score, n = 433 for 2 score, n = 430 for 3 score, n = 2556 for 4 score. CI = confidence interval.