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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Geriatr Soc. 2018 Aug 27;66(10):1972–1979. doi: 10.1111/jgs.15532

Table 3.

Physical Function: Odds or Poorer Physical Function According to Individual Characteristics of Weight Trajectory

SPPB Score Category
N=1323
GOOD
(SPPB 10–12, referent)
n=331 (25.0)
POOR
SPPB 0–3
n=262 (19.8)
LOW INTERMEDIATE
SPPB 4–6
n=344 (26.0)
HIGH INTERMEDIATE
SPPB 7–9
n=386 (29.2)
Weight measurea Age, clinic
adjusted OR
(95% CI)
MV adjustede
OR
(95% CI)
Age, clinic
adjusted OR
(95% CI)
MV adjustede
OR
(95% CI)
Age, clinic
adjusted OR
(95% CI)
MV adjustede
OR
(95% CI)
Weight change baseline to Year 20b
No weight loss 1.0(ref) 1.0(ref) 1.0(ref) 1.0(ref) 1.0(ref) 1.0(ref)
Minimal weight loss 1.27 (0.85, 1.89) 1.54 (0.96, 2.47) 1.21 (0.85, 1.72) 1.40(0.93, 2.10) 1.20 (0.86, 1.68) 1.34 (0.93, 1.93)
Moderate weight loss 3.20 (1.82, 5.59) 3.60 (1.86, 6.95) 2.43 (1.43, 4.14) 2.52 (1.38, 4.61) 1.14 (0.65, 2.00) 1.21 (0.66, 2.21)
Abrupt weight declinec
No 1.0(ref) 1.0(ref) 1.0(ref) 1.0(ref) 1.0(ref) 1.0(ref)
Yes 1.20 (0.81, 1.76) 1.21 (0.80, 1.83) 1.47 (1.03, 2.08) 1.37 (0.95, 1.99) 1.10 (0.78, 1.56) 1.07 (0.75, 1.53)
Weight variability (RMSPE) quartiled
Q1 1.0(ref) 1.0(ref) 1.0(ref) 1.0(ref) 1.0(ref) 1.0(ref)
Q2 0.84 (0.51, 1.39) 0.83 (0.48, 1.43) 1.09 (0.71, 1.66) 1.09 (0.69, 1.71) 1.28 (0.86, 1.92) 1.32 (0.87, 1.99)
Q3 1.42 (0.89, 2.29) 1.22 (0.73, 2.04) 1.10 (0.71, 1.69) 0.89 (0.56, 1.42) 1.27 (0.84, 1.91) 1.17 (0.76, 1.79)
Q4 2.69 (1.67, 4.32) 2.26 (1.34, 3.8) 1.77 (1.14, 2.76) 1.56 (0.97, 2.5) 1.45 (0.94, 2.25) 1.39 (0.88, 2.19)
a

Each model includes only the weight measure of interest and the non-weight covariates.

b

Categories are relative to population change SD (8.99 kg); no weight loss signifies weight change >=0; minimal weight loss indicates weight change was <=1 SD but <0; moderate weight loss indicates weight change was >1 SD.

c

Presence of an unrecovered abrupt decline in weight based on whether the weight trajectory fit a quadratic equation with a relative maximum and weight loss continued to the end of weight trajectory (yes/no).

d

Variability of weight calculated using the root mean square percentage error (RMSPE) of the estimated linear and quadratic weight curves for each woman.

e

Includes age, clinic, baseline height, Year 20 weight, comorbidity score, self-reported health, and depression.