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. 2023 Sep 11;79(6):glad218. doi: 10.1093/gerona/glad218

Table 3.

Associations of Selected Physical Performance and Self-Reported Mobility Measures With Urinary Bother, Stratified by Sex

Women Men
Range Not at All Bothered* At Least Somewhat Bothered* Range Not at All
Bothered*
At Least Somewhat Bothered*
400-m usual pace walk speed, m/s, n (%)
Tertile 1 0.46–<0.95 57 (56) 45 (44) 0.55–<1.02 41 (58) 30 (42)
Tertile 2 0.95–<1.09 69 (57) 52 (43) 1.02–<1.16 62 (71) 25 (29)
Tertile 3 1.09–1.59 117 (76) 37 (24) 1.16–1.49 69 (65) 37 (35)
p Value <.001 .21
Short Physical Performance Battery, n (%)
Low 3–9 53 (58) 39 (42) 3–9 29 (67) 14 (33)
High 10–12 189 (67) 95 (33) 10–12 143 (65) 78 (35)
p Value .12 .72
Four Square Step Test, s, n (%)
Tertile 1 4.9–<8.9 83 (71) 34 (29) 4.5–<9.0 54 (65) 29 (35)
Tertile 2 8.9–10.6 79 (69) 35 (31) 9.0–<10.9 57 (69) 26 (31)
Tertile 3 10.6–32.6 67 (58) 49 (42) 10.9–21.4 52 (63) 31 (37)
p Value .07 .71
Grip strength, kg, n (%)
Tertile 1 6–19 76 (61) 49 (39) 14–33 63 (66) 33 (34)
Tertile 2 20–25 97 (66) 50 (34) 34–39 55 (65) 30 (35)
Tertile 3 26–40 69 (68) 33 (32) 40–62 52 (64) 29 (36)
p Value .52 .98
Mobility Assessment Tool-short form, n (%)
Tertile 1 39.5–<64.2 64 (55) 53 (45) 38.8–<69.0 51 (58) 37 (42)
Tertile 2 64.2–<70.3 111 (68) 52 (32) 69.0–<70.3 40 (61) 26 (39)
Tertile 3 70.3–73.1 58 (68) 27 (32) 70.3–73.1 68 (73) 25 (27)
p Value .04 .08

Notes: D3Cr = D3-creatine, kg = kilograms, m = meters, n = sample size, Nm = Newton-meters, s = seconds.

*Assessed by asking “In the past 7 days, how bothered were you by urinary symptoms?” and 4 response options range from “Not at all bothered” to “Extremely bothered.”

p Value calculated using chi-square test.

Higher Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) score indicates better functioning. Lower Four Square Step Test time indicates better balance. Higher Mobility Assessment Tool-Short Form score indicates better mobility.