. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Sep 1.

Published in final edited form as: J Am Geriatr Soc. 2014 Sep;62(9):1800–1801. doi: 10.1111/jgs.13000

Table.

Correlates of Hand Grip Strength (Model A) and Activities of Daily Living (Model B): Multivariate Linear Regression

Correlates	Model A (HGS) Beta (SE)	Model B (ADL) Beta (SE)
Intercept	23.10 (0.66) ⁺	24.10 (0.22) ⁺
Age	−0.22 (0.04) ⁺	−0.18 (0.03) ⁺
Cognitive Function (MoCA)	0.21 (0.05) ⁺	0.30 (0.04) ⁺
Female Gender	−8.26 (0.64) ⁺
SRH: Very Good	8.45 (2.62)^**
SRH: Good	2.72 (0.86)^**
SRH: Moderate	1.39 (0.69)^*
SRH: Bad	Reference
Psychological distress		−0.17(0.04) ⁺

ADL= Activities of Daily Living; HGS=Handgrip Strength; SE = Standard Error; SRH= Self-Rated Health; MoCA = Montreal Cognitive Assessment (Score ≥ 26 is normal)

p < .05;

^**

p < .01;

⁺

p < .001.

R²= 0.63 (for Model A); 0.47 (for Model B)