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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2014 Apr 14;95(8):1533–1539. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2014.03.026

Table 4.

Correlation Matrix Between BFI Summation Scores and Cognitive Outcome Measures Previously Validated for use with for Older Adults

BFI Summation Scores

BFI Total BFI Severity BFI Interference
Demographic Characteristics
Age * .119 (0.038) .090 * .120 (0.037)
Gender *.103 (.073) .119 (.038) .042 (.465)
Education −.037 (.527) .006 (.914) −.061 (.288)
IADL .333 (<0.001) .255 (<0.001) .332 (< 0.000)
GDS .451 (<0.001) .389 (<0.001) .417 (<0.001)
GHS * .146 (0.011) * .112 (0.053) .166 (0.004)
Physical Measures
SPPB −.190 (0.001) −.195 (0.001) −.176 (0.002)
Velocity (NW) −.223 (<0.001) −.205 (0.001) −.198 (0.001)
Velocity (WWT) * −.115 (0.053) −.45 −.146 (0.014)
DTC (WWT) * .119 (0.047) 0.188 (0.002) 0.049
Stairs Difficulty (Up) .173 (0.003) .164 (0.004) .141 (0.014)
Stairs Difficulty (Down) .158 (.006) .157 (.006) .107 (.064)
Cognitive Measures
RBANS Total −.046 (.423) −.042 (.468) −.041 (.474)
Trails A Time (Seconds) .051 (.380) .045 (.437) .046 (.425)
Trails B time (Seconds) 0.153 (0.008) 0.162 (0.005) *.019 (0.038)

Note: Pearson correlation values are reported. Values in parentheses are P values

Abbreviations: IADL = Instrumental Activities of Daily Living; GDS = Geriatric Depression Scale; GHS = Global Health Scale; SPPB, Short Performance Physical Battery; NW = Normal Walk; WWT = Walking While Talking; DTC = Dual Task Cost; RBANS = Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neurological Status; Trails A = Trail Making Test (Part A); Trails B = Trail Making Test (Part B);

*

P < 0.05

P < 0.01