Table 4.

Characteristics of older adults with gout who have low physical function

	Poor Grip strength (n=595)	Poor SPPB score (n=595)	Poor Walking Speed (n=551)
Age (5 year)	1.36 (1.20, 1.53)	1.27 (1.16, 1.39)	1.41 (1.27, 1.56)
Male sex	0.13 (0.08, 0.19)	0.92 (0.75, 1.12)	0.88 (0.71, 1.11)
Black race	0.42 (0.29, 0.61)	1.35 (1.09, 1.66)	1.61 (1.26, 2.05)
BMI (5 kg/m2)	1.05 (0.95, 1.17)	1.10 (1.02, 1.19)	1.14 (1.04, 1.24)
Current smoker	1.34 (0.86, 2.09)	1.45 (1.04, 2.04)	1.38 (0.98, 1.94)
Alcohol intake	1.00 (0.85, 1.18)	0.91 (0.82, 1.01)	0.89 (0.76, 1.03)
Coronary heart disease	1.00 (0.85, 1.18)	1.24 (0.99, 1.54)	1.18 (0.92, 1.51)
Stroke	1.17 (0.68, 2.01)	1.47 (1.06, 2.04)	1.67 (1.22, 2.28)
Hypertension	0.87 (0.63, 1.20)	0.86 (0.64, 1.15)	1.03 (0.72, 1.45)
Diabetes	1.10 (0.84, 1.44)	1.54 (1.27, 1.88)	1.28 (1.03, 1.59)
Osteoarthritis	1.11 (0.82, 1.50)	1.60 (1.25, 2.03)	1.56 (1.16, 2.11)
eGFR (ml/min/1.73m2)
≥90	Reference	Reference	Reference
60–89	0.74 (0.47, 1.15)	0.87 (0.60, 1.24)	0.67 (0.60, 1.25)
<60	0.90 (0.58, 1.41)	1.23 (0.87, 1.74)	0.87 (0.60, 1.25)

Prevalence ratio and 95% Confidence Intervals were estimated using modified Poisson regression models.

Low physical function was defined as the lowest quartile for grip strength (≤22 kg), SPPB (≤7), and walking speed (≤0.76 m/s).