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. 2015 May 29;19(3):194–200. doi: 10.1590/bjpt-rbf.2014.0091

Table 3. Multivariate models for the association of mobility-related disability measures and self-perceived fatigue among community-dwelling older adults. FIBRA study (n=776).

Variables OR Model 1 OR Model 2 OR Model 3
95%-CI p value 95%-CI p value 95%-CI p value
SPPB <7 2.12 1.42-3.18 <0.001 1.73 1.13-2.65 0.011 1.58 1.02-2.47 0.041
UGS <1 m/s 3.04 2.11-4.37 <0.001 2.62 1.79-3.83 <0.001 2.44 1.65-3.61 <0.001
Step Test >21 s 1.98 1.28-3.09 0.002 1.44 0.89-2.32 0.133 1.44 0.87-2.39 0.150
AADL >5 3.72 2.54-5.47 <0.001 3.52 2.37-5.23 <0.001 2.93 1.95-4.41 <0.001
IADL >0 3.55 2.47-5.09 <0.001 3.06 2.10-4.46 <0.001 2.53 1.71-3.73 <0.001

SPPB: Short Physical Performance Battery; GS: Gait Speed; AADL: Advanced Activity Daily Living; IADL: Instrumental Activity Daily Living. Model 1: univariate analysis; Model 2: adjusted for covariates: number of diseases. memory difficulty. urinary incontinence. physical inactivity and daytime excessive sleepiness; Model 3: adjusted for covariates in Model 2 plus arthritis. osteoporosis. hypertension and depressive symptoms.