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. 2012 Feb 8;35(3):929–941. doi: 10.1007/s11357-012-9385-y

Table 3.

Binary logistic regression analysis of each SD reduction in handgrip strength with chronic diseases in women

Chronic diseases Model 1 Model 2 Model 3
OR (95% CI) P value OR (95% CI) P value OR (95% CI) P value
Anaemia 1.82 (1.28–2.58) 0.001 1.65 (1.09–2.52) 0.019 1.83 (1.14–2.92) 0.012
Anxiety 1.09 (0.54–2.20) 0.802 1.16 (0.48–2.79) 0.742 1.46 (0.36–6.02) 0.597
Cataract 1.34 (1.12–1.60) 0.001 0.97 (0.78–1.22) 0.810 0.91 (0.71–1.17) 0.457
Cerebral vascular accident (stroke) 1.78 (1.29–2.46) 0.001 1.57 (1.06–2.32) 0.023 1.29 (0.78–2.11) 0.320
CKD stage 3 or above 1.68 (1.23–2.28) 0.001 1.03 (0.68–1.56) 0.899 1.04 (0.64–1.68) 0.868
COAD 2.09 (0.96–4.57) 0.063 1.99 (0.73–5.38) 0.176 4.93 (0.50–48.85) 0.172
Depression 1.00 (0.63–1.58) 0.992 0.82 (0.44–1.51) 0.525 0.74 (0.35–1.54) 0.420
Diabetes 1.46 (1.19–1.79) <0.001 1.24 (0.97–1.58) 0.088 1.21 (0.90–1.63) 0.208
Hepatitis B 0.62 (0.34–1.14) 0.125 0.51 (0.22–1.14) 0.099 0.65 (0.26–1.64) 0.363
History of fall in the past 12 months 1.39 (1.17–1.64) <0.001 1.43 (1.16–1.76) 0.001 1.44 (1.15–1.81) 0.002
Hyperlipidaemia 0.95 (0.79–1.15) 0.624 0.99 (0.78–1.25) 0.926 0.89 (0.68–1.17) 0.390
Hypertension 1.40 (1.19–1.66) <0.001 1.07 (0.86–1.32) 0.543 1.02 (0.79–1.30) 0.906
Hyperthyroidism 0.95 (0.68–1.32) 0.762 1.06 (0.70–1.62) 0.771 1.11 (0.68–1.81) 0.689
Ischemic heart diseases 1.32 (0.90–1.94) 0.153 1.20 (0.76–1.90) 0.442 1.00 (0.57–1.78) 0.993
Kyphosis 1.83 (1.43–2.34) <0.001 1.64 (1.23–2.19) 0.001 1.80 (1.32–2.46) <0.001
Malignancy within 5 years 0.99 (0.71–1.38) 0.944 0.80 (0.52–1.23) 0.307 0.84 (0.52–1.36) 0.482
Osteoarthritis knee 1.00 (0.81–1.23) 0.987 0.98 (0.75–1.27) 0.878 1.05 (0.79–1.40) 0.733
Peptic ulcer 1.12 (0.78–1.62) 0.545 0.98 (0.63–1.54) 0.934 0.96 (0.57–1.62) 0.891

P ≤ 0.05 values are in bold

Model 1: unadjusted model; model 2: adjusted for age, BMI, educational level, history of smoking and marital status; model 3: adjusted for age, BMI, history of smoking, educational level, marital status and other co-existing chronic diseases

CKD chronic kidney disease, COAD chronic obstructive airways disease