Table 3.
Changes in independent variables explaining changes in several QoL domains
| Variables | Change in overall QoLa |
Change in social relationshipa |
Change in social participationa |
Change in past, present and future activitiesa |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standardised ß (95% CI) |
Standardised ß (95% CI) |
Standardised ß (95% CI) |
Standardised ß (95% CI) |
|
| PTN group | 0.10 (−2.90 to 8.58) | −0.04 (−9.41 to 6.96) | 0.01 (−5.13 to 5.63) | 0.28 (0.88 to 7.95)* |
| Maximum handgrip strengthb | 0.38 (0.48 to 1.80)** | 0.29 (0.19 to 2.01)* | −0.02 (−0.65 to 0.58) | 0.13 (−0.17 to 0.63) |
| SPPB scoreb | 0.23 (0.59 to 2.35)* | 0.03 (−1.82 to 2.23) | −0.81 (−1.84 to 0.92) | 0.25 (0.27 to 1.58)* |
| PASE scoreb | 0.05 (−0.08 to 0.15) | 0.31 (0.04 to 0.38)* | 0.19 (−0.02 to 0.20)* | −0.12 (−0.12 to 0.04) |
| MNA®-LF scoreb | 0.13 (−0.03 to 1.36) | −0.04(−1.5 to 0.79) | 0.32 (0.26 to 1.82)* | −0.29 (−1.19 to −0.17)* |
Note: Multiple linear regression analyses adjusted for sex and age; PTN physical training and nutritional intervention, SPPB Short Physical Performance Battery, PASE Physical Activity Scale for the Elderly, MNA®-LF Mini Nutritional Assessment Long-Form, 95% CI 95% confidence interval
*P < 0.05; **P < 0.001
aDependent variables (differences of post-test minus pre-test); bIndependent variables were mean changes in baseline variables (differences of post-test scores minus pre-test scores)