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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Feb 22.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Coll Cardiol. 2011 Feb 22;57(8):962–970. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2010.09.053

Table 3.

Adjusted Comparisons of Baseline Functional Performance Measures and Two-Year Change in Functional Performance Measures with Mortality and Mobility Loss Among Participants with Peripheral Arterial Disease (N=446)

Model I Model II

Functional performance measures Measurement Standardized Hazard Ratio (95% Confidence Interval) P value Standardized Hazard Ratio (95% Confidence Interval) P value

Mobility Loss (N=324)
Six minute walk Two-year change in performance. 0.86 (0.76 – 0.96) 0.01 0.82 (0.71 – 0.95) 0.007
Baseline value 0.39 (0.30 – 0.51) <0.001 0.31 (0.21 – 0.47) <0.001
Four meter velocity, usual pace Two-year change in performance. 0.74 (0.63 – 0.87) <0.001 0.77 (0.66 – 0.92) 0.003
Baseline value 0.23 (0.15 – 0.35) <0.001 0.21 (0.12 – 0.35) <0.001
Four meter velocity, fast pace Two-year change in performance. 0.78 (0.67 – 0.89) <0.001 0.80 (0.69 – 0.92) 0.002
Baseline value 0.31 (0.22 – 0.43) <0.001 0.29 (0.19 – 0.46) <0.001
Short Physical Performance Battery Two-year change in performance. 0.73 (0.64 – 0.85) <0.001 0.70 (0.59 – 0.82) <0.001
Baseline value 0.34 (0.27 – 0.44) <0.001 0.28 (0.20 – 0.40) <0.001
Model I Model II

Functional performance measures Measurement Standardized Hazard Ratio (95% Confidence Interval) P value Standardized Hazard Ratio (95% Confidence Interval) P value

All-Cause Mortality (N=446)
Six minute walk Two-year change in performance. 0.88 (0.81 – 0.97) 0.007 0.89 (0.81 – 0.97) 0.011
Baseline value 0.61 (0.49 – 0.76) <0.001 0.69 (0.53 – 0.90) 0.005
Four meter velocity, usual pace Two-year change in performance. 0.89 (0.80 – 0.99) 0.026 0.93 (0.84 – 1.03) 0.166
Baseline value 0.68 (0.54 – 0.86) 0.001 0.86 (0.66 – 1.11) 0.237
Four meter velocity, fast pace Two-year change in performance. 0.82 (0.74 – 0.91) <0.001 0.85 (0.77 – 0.95) 0.003
Baseline value 0.69 (0.55 – 0.87) 0.001 0.84 (0.64 – 1.09) 0.179
Short physical performance battery Two-year change in performance. 0.87 (0.79 – 0.97) 0.011 0.88 (0.79 – 0.99) 0.032
Baseline value 0.68 (0.55 – 0.85) <0.001 0.80 (0.62 – 1.04) 0.094
Model I Model II

Functional performance measures Measurement Standardized Hazard Ratio (95% Confidence Interval) P value Standardized Hazard Ratio (95% Confidence Interval) P value

Cardiovascular Disease Mortality (N=446)
Six minute walk Two-year change in performance. 0.86 (0.75 – 0.99) 0.035 0.88 (0.75 – 1.02) 0.096
Baseline value 0.58 (0.41 – 0.83) 0.003 0.72 (0.45 – 1.14) 0.161
Four meter velocity, usual pace Two-year change in performance. 0.83 (0.71 – 0.97) 0.016 0.86 (0.72 – 1.02) 0.090
Baseline value 0.69 (0.47 – 1.02) 0.062 0.93 (0.60 – 1.43) 0.738
Four meter velocity, fast pace Two-year change in performance. 0.73 (0.63 – 0.85) 0.062 0.75 (0.63 – 0.90) 0.001
Baseline value 0.70 (0.48 – 1.00) 0.052 0.96 (0.60 – 1.54) 0.875
Short physical performance battery Two-year change in performance. 0.81 (0.69 – 0.96) 0.013 0.87 (0.72 – 1.05) 0.144
Baseline value 0.71 (0.49 – 1.02) 0.067 0.95 (0.60 – 1.49) 0.809