TABLE 3.

Adjusted associations of difficulty performing physical movements and functional tasks with life satisfaction in men and women; Rancho Bernardo, 1988 – 1992

Physical movement, difficulty with	Women				Men
	LSI-Z		SWLS		LSI-Z		SWLS
	β	P	β	P	β	P	β	P
Bending to pick up items from floor	−0.48	0.386	−0.79	0.269	−1.72	0.022	−0.83	0.453
Lifting a 10-lb object from floor	−1.26	0.031	−1.01	0.181	−0.38	0.770	−1.18	0.453
Reaching an object above the head	−1.76	0.004	−2.00	0.013	−1.92	0.120	−1.51	0.325
Walking 2 – 3 blocks on level ground	−1.32	0.065	−1.60	0.089	−2.49	0.097	2.76	0.114
Walking down 10 steps	−0.25	0.760	−0.81	0.470	−3.03	0.019	−0.51	0.737
Climbing up 10 steps	−1.05	0.125	−1.55	0.094	−1.20	0.352	−0.15	0.920
Getting in/out of automobile	−0.34	0.551	−0.08	0.918	−3.11	<0.001	−2.12	0.057
Functional task, difficulty with
Putting on socks/stockings	−0.26	0.635	−0.41	0.569	−0.42	0.586	−0.41	0.658
Doing heavy house work	−1.98	<0.001	−2.50	<0.001	−2.39	0.012	−0.63	0.568
Shopping	−3.52	0.003	−5.42	0.001	−−	−−	−−	−−
Difficulty on ≥ 1 physical movement or functional task	−1.55	<0.001	−1.93	<0.001	−1.46	0.008	−0.83	0.202

^aResults of multiple linear regression analyses adjusted for age, education, exercise, alcohol use, and history of chronic disease (cancer, diabetes, heart attack, arthritis and osteoporosis)