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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Geriatr Soc. 2012 Jun 15;60(7):1279–1285. doi: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2012.04034.x

Table 2. Estimated Odds Ratios (ORs) And 95% Confidence Intervals (CIs) for Associations between Health Factors and Fatigability in Basic Indoor Mobility among Independently Living Nonagenarians (N=807).

Model 1a Model 2b Model 3b Model 4b Model 5b Model 6b Model 7b Final modelb
Variables OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI)
Anthropometry
Body Mass Indexc:
 Low (Ref.) 1 - - - - - - -
 Middle 1.34 (0.88-2.03) - - - - - - -
 High 1.31 (0.87-1.98) - - - - - - -
Pathology
Musculoskeletal disease 1.88 (1.35-2.64) 1.65 (1.17-2.34) 1.34 (0.93-1.92) - - - - -
Cardiovascular disease 2.28 (1.62-3.21) 1.93 (1.36-2.75) 1.88 (1.31-2.69) 1.50 (1.02-2.20) 1.58 (1.08-2.32) 1.62 (1.10-2.41) 1.55 (1.03-2.32) 1.55 (1.04-2.32)
Lung disease 2.05 (1.36-3.10) 1.65 (1.07-2.53) 1.64 (1.06-2.55) 1.45 (0.92-2.27) - - - -
Eye disease 1.79 (1.23-2.59) 1.63 (1.12-2.38) 1.53 (1.04-2.24) 1.43 (0.97-2.11) 1.49 (1.01-2.19) 1.51 (1.01-2.24) 1.43 (0.96-2.16) -
Musculoskeletal pain 2.76 (1.93-3.94) 2.32 (1.59-3.34) 2.31 (1.59-3.34) 2.21 (1.53-3.21) 1.94 (1.33-2.85) 1.80 (1.22-2.66) 1.83 (1.24-2.69)
Number of medications 1.26 (1.17-1.35) 1.16 (1.07-1.26) 1.17 (1.08-1.26) 1.12 (1.03-1.21) 1.10 (1.01-1.19) 1.10 (1.01-1.19)
Impairment
Grip strengthd 0.77 (0.64-0.91) 0.79 (0.67-0.96) 0.92 (0.76-1.11) - -
Functional limitation
Walking speede 0.46 (0.37-0.56) 0.53 (0.42-0.67) 0.57 (0.46-0.72) 0.57 (0.45-0.71)
Psychological factors
Cognitive functionf 0.96 (0.93-0.99) 0.98 (0.95-1.03) -
Depressive symptomsg 1.13 (1.10-1.17) 1.09 (1.05-1.12) 1.09 (1.05-1.13)
a

Gender and education adjusted bivariate associations

b

Gender and education adjusted multivariate associations

c

Gender specific Body Mass Index (kg/m2) tertiles: low – middle – high.

d

Gender specific z score for continuous weight adjusted variable

e

Gender specific z score for continuous variable

f

Mini-Mental State Examination score, range 0-30.

g

Modified Cambridge Mental Disorders of the Elderly Examination score, range 0-29.

OR = Odds Ratio

CI = Confidence Interval