Table 2.
Squared multiple correlations of impairments and functional limitations
| VARIABLE | R2 |
| Joint Deformity‡ | 0.000 |
| Joint Inflammation‡ | 0.000 |
| Functional Limitation‡ | 0.650 |
| Upper limb joint deformities | 0.617 |
| Lower Limb Joint Deformities | 0.722 |
| Other joint Deformities | 0.095 |
| Shirt-button time | 0.574 |
| Walking velocity | 0.547 |
| Grip strength1/2 | 0.598 |
| Tender joint count1/2 | 0.761 |
| Swollen Joint Count1/2 | 0.263 |
| Painful Joint Count1/2 | 0.574 |
Posited relationships between variables are shown graphically in Figure 1.
‡ Identifies latent variables