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. 2017 Sep;17(3):246–257.

Table 4.

Contributions of peak power and force to grip strength and each component of the SPPB.

Outcome Model1 R2 AIC
Grip strength (kg) Base model 0.134 349.61
Base model +power 0.165 340.87
Base model +force 0.139 349.95
Base model +power +force 0.166 342.58
SPPB score Base model 0.021 588.05
Base model +power 0.076 572.59
Base model +force 0.100 564.67
Base model +power +force 0.130 556.52
Gait speed (metres/second) Base model 0.030 515.45
Base model +power 0.118 488.77
Base model +force 0.067 505.78
Base model +power +force 0.134 485.40
Chair-rise time (seconds) Base model 0.032 723.58
Base model +power 0.071 713.19
Base model +force 0.086 708.43
Base model +power +force 0.108 703.15
Tandem balance2 Base model 0.008 230.31
Base model +power 0.089 214.12
Base model +force 0.036 226.00
Base model +power +force 0.093 215.34

Base model is adjusted for age, height and co-morbidities.

AIC=Akaike information criterion.

1

Force and power relative to weight.

2

Binary outcome, includes pseudo r2 results.

NB Power and force were weakly correlated r=0.24.

N=300 for all except chair-rise time (n=299).