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. 2025 Mar 8;37(1):72. doi: 10.1007/s40520-025-02965-1

Table 2.

Results of the piecewise regression analysis for all field tests

Variable Intercept Age Sex Age 60+ Age-by-sex Age 60+-by-sex R²
HGS 0.08
 β 100.38*** -0.17n.s. -0.56*
 CI [94.23; 106.53] [-0.37; 0.02] [-1.08; -0.04]
 SE 3.13 0.10 0.27
CMJ 0.48
 β 105.53*** -0.70*** -0.91***
 CI [100.13; 110.92] [-0.87; -0.53] [-1.37; -0.45]
 SE 2.74 0.09 0.23
STSP 0.31
 β 106.68*** -0.52***
 CI [103.13; 110.24] [-0.61; -0.44]
 SE 1.81 0.04
SCP 0.59
 β 105.83*** -0.81*** -0.94***
 CI [100.97; 110.70] [-0.97; -0.66] [-1.35; -0.53]
  SE 2.47 0.08 0.21
MGS 0.19
 β 100.17*** -0.13n.s. -0.83***
 CI [95.65; 104.69] [-0.27; 0.02] [-1.21; -0.45]
 SE 2.30 0.07 0.20
TUG 0.44
 β 105.67*** -0.45*** -3.31n.s. -0.35n.s. 0.27* -0.81**
 CI [99.96; 111.39] [-0.62; -0.27] [-10.45; 3.82] [-0.80; 0.10] [0.04; 0.49] [-1.41; -0.22]
 SE 2.91 0.09 3.63 0.23 0.11 0.30

HGS = handgrip strength; CMJ = countermovement jump; STSP = sit-to-stand power; SCP = stair-climbing power; MGS = maximal gait speed; TUG = timed-up-and-go; β = regression coefficient; CI = confidence interval; SE = standard error; R2 = coefficient of determination; Age = age (years); Age 60 + = age (years) – 60 (for age >60) or 0 (for age ≤60); Sex: male = 0, female = 1; ***p < 0.001; **p = 0.01; *p = 0.05; n.s. = p > 0.05