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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Scand J Rheumatol. 2015 Jun 17;44(6):495–502. doi: 10.3109/03009742.2015.1021376
5 % Weight Loss

N=598
95% CI No Change in
Weight
N=916
95% CI 5 % Weight
Gain
N=215
95% CI
Short-Form 12 Score
Overall Score Overall 100.5 99.7–101.3 101.7 101.1–102.3 99.0 97.7–100.3
60–70 101.3 100.2–102.3 102.5 101.7–103.3 99.2 97.7–100.7
70+ 99.4 98.1–100.6 100.6 99.5–101.7 99.4 96.7–102.1
Physical Overall 46.2 45.5–46.8 46.5 45.9–47.0 44.5 43.4–45.6
60–70 46.8 45.9–47.7 7.1 46.4–47.8 44.7 43.4–46.0
70+ 45.2 44.2–46.3 45.6 44.7–46.4 44.6 42.4–46.8
Mental Overall 54.3 53.7–54.9 55.2 54.8–55.7 54.4 53.4–55.4
60–70 54.4 53.6–55.2 55.4 54.8–56.0 54.4 53.3–55.5
70+ 54.2 53.3–55.0 55.0 54.3–55.8 54.6 52.7–56.5

Physical Activity Scale for Elderly Overall 122.3 117.7–126.8 126.7 123.0–130.3 115.4 107.8–123.0
60–70 127.7 121.3–134.1 137.7 132.7–142.8 127.0 117.6–136.3
70+ 112.9 106.8–119.0 110.3 105.1–115.5 95.3 82.0–108.6

Late-Life Disability Index
Frequency Overall 54.8 54.3–55.2 55.8 55.4–56.1 54.9 54.0–55.7
60–70 55.3 54.6–55.9 56.1 55.6–56.6 55.5 54.5–56.5
70+ 54.1 53.4–54.8 55.2 54.6–55.8 53.6 52.0–55.2
Limitation Overall 80.1 79.0–81.3 81.6 80.6–82.5 78.2 76.2–80.2
60–70 81.8 80.3–83.4 82.6 81.3–83.8 79.9 77.6–82.2
70+ 77.9 76.1–79.7 79.9 78.4–81.4 75.5 71.7–79.4

Gait Speed Overall 1.23 1.22–1.24 1.24 1.23–1.25 1.19 1.17–1.21
60–70 1.26 1.24–1.28 1.27 1.26–1.28 1.23 1.21–1.25
70+ 1.19 1.16–1.21 1.19 1.17–1.20 1.13 1.09–1.17

Chair Stand Overall 0.51 0.49–0.52 0.50 0.50–0.51 0.49 0.47–0.51
60–70 0.52 0.51–0.53 0.51 0.49–0.53 0.52 0.51–0.54
70+ 0.48 0.46–0.49 0.48 0.47–0.49 0.47 0.44–0.50

Values represent mean score (95% confidence interval) of the indicated metric adjusted for: Age, sex, education level, race, Charlson co-morbidity index, smoking status, radiographic knee pain, hip pain and cohort type (incidence, progression), and baseline scoring (Short Form 12, Physical Activity Scale for the Elderly) where available. Models stratified by age adjust for the similar co-variates other than age. Cohort included in the modeling includes all eligible subjects with follow-up data on outcomes of Short Form 12, Physical Activity Scale for the Elderly and Late-Life Function and Disability Instrument (n=1,729)