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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Arch Gerontol Geriatr. 2014 Jan 6;58(3):344–349. doi: 10.1016/j.archger.2013.12.009

Table 3.

Results of Random Coefficient Regression Analyses on Modeling Mean Ratings for Individual Items within FIM Subscales.

FIM motor
Self-care Sphincter control Transfer Locomotion FIM cognition

b 95% CI b 95% CI b 95% CI b 95% CI b 95% CI
Intercept 4.13 4.11, 4.16 4.70 4.66, 4.74 3.02 2.99, 3.05 1.51 1.47, 1.55 6.10 6.07, 6.13
Knee 0.13 0.11, 0.15 0.08 0.05, 0.11 0.11 0.09, 0.13 0.13 0.10, 0.16 0.02 −0.01, 0.04
Time (ref: Admission) ref ref ref ref ref
  Discharge 1.69 1.68, 1.70 1.16 1.14, 1.19 2.11 2.10, 2.13 2.69 2.66, 2.71 0.47 0.46, 0.48
  Follow-up 2.59 2.58, 2.61 2.17 2.15, 2.20 3.43 3.41, 3.45 4.06 4.03, 4.09 0.83 0.81, 0.84
Age (ref: < 65) ref ref ref ref ref
  65–75 −0.02 −0.04, 0.01 −0.07 −0.11, −0.03 −0.03 −0.06, −0.00 0.03 −0.01, 0.07 −0.07 −0.10, −0.04
  75–85 −0.15 −0.18, −0.13 −0.25 −0.29, −0.21 −0.18 −0.21, −0.15 −0.14 −0.18, −0.10 −0.24 −0.27, −0.21
  > 85 −0.32 −0.36, −0.28 −0.42 −0.48, −0.37 −0.32 −0.36, −0.28 −0.30 −0.35, −0.24 −0.43 −0.48, −0.39
Minority −0.06 −0.09, −0.04 −0.18 −0.22, −0.14 −0.07 −0.10, −0.04 −0.08 −0.12, −0.04 −0.03 −0.06, −0.00
Male −0.02 −0.04, −0.00 −0.13 −0.16, −0.09 −0.00 −0.03, 0.02 0.13 0.10, 0.16 −0.08 −0.11, −0.06
Married −0.03 −0.05, −0.01 −0.01 −0.04, 0.02 −0.03 −0.05, −0.00 0.004 −0.02, 0.03 0.01 −0.01, 0.04
Comorbid sum −0.01 −0.02, −0.01 −0.03 −0.04, −0.03 −0.02 −0.02, −0.01 −0.06 −0.07, −0.06 −0.03 −0.04, −0.03

Note: Reference categories for dichotomous variables are as follows: knee (hip), minority (white), male (female), married (unmarried). Bolded values indicate parameter estimates are statistically significant at the significance level.