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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Aug 4.
Published in final edited form as: J Aging Phys Act. 2013 Jan 4;22(1):25–33. doi: 10.1123/japa.2012-0018

Table 4.

Spearman Correlations Between Change in UA and Change in Measures of Physical Function and Body Composition From Baseline to 12 Months

Physical Activity
 Successful Aging
Variable Unadjusted Adjusteda Unadjusted Adjusteda
400-m walk time (s)
        r .08 .15 .03 .00
        p .32 .08 .68 .96
        n 149 149 154 154
Total SPPB score
        r .07 .05 .09 .07
        p .36 .55 .27 .43
        n 152 152 153 153
Average grip strength (kg)
        r .02 .04 –.02 –.04
        p .79 .58 .85 .68
        n 139 139 143 143
Lean body mass (%)
        r –.04 –.18 .27 –.09
        p .69 .07 .01 .34
        n 107 107 102 102

Note: SPPB = Short Physical Performance Battery.

a

Adjusted for baseline uric acid, gender, study site, diabetes, body mass index, creatinine, 12-month change in creatinine, treatment group, and gender by treatment interaction.