Table 3.
Regression of SF-36 on measures on demographics, physical measures, cognition and falls efficacy
Physical Comp. Summary | Mental Comp. Summary | Physical Function | Role Physical | Bodily Pain | General Health | Vitality | Social Function | Role Emotional | Mental Health | |
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Age (years ≥67) | 0.19 | 0.31* | 0.49* | 0.58 | 0.80 | 0.74** | 0.04 | 0.70 | 0.02 | 0.64** |
(0.10) | (0.13) | (0.23) | (0.37) | (0.42) | (0.28) | (0.28) | (0.42) | (0.03) | (0.22) | |
Falls ≥3 last 12 months | 2.48 | −4.23* | 4.57 | 1.43 | 3.90 | 1.06 | −4.37 | −9.02 | −0.27 | −4.64 |
(1.56) | (1.99) | (3.51) | (5.49) | (6.36) | (4.17) | (4.22) | (6.28) | (0.46) | (3.27) | |
No. medications weekly | −0.72*** | 0.16 | −0.74 | −1.02 | −1.10 | −2.65*** | − 0.58 | 0.43 | 0.06 | −0.33 |
(0.19) | (0.24) | (0.42) | (0.66) | (0.77) | (0.50) | (0.51) | (0.76) | (0.06) | (0.39) | |
4 Meter Walk Test, m/s | 8.28* | − 1.03 | 21.12* | 15.30 | 23.88 | −0.24 | 16.53 | −1.26 | 0.12 | 4.37 |
(3.84) | (4.88) | (8.61) | (13.47) | (15.62) | (10.24) | (10.35) | (15.43) | (1.18) | (8.03) | |
Berg Balance Scale | 0.14 | 0.00 | 0.80*** | 0.31 | −0.12 | 0.18 | −0.23 | 0.33 | 0.03 | −0.00 |
(0.08) | (0.10) | (0.18) | (0.27) | (0.32) | (0.21) | (0.21) | (0.31) | (0.02) | (0.16) | |
Instrumental Activities of Daily Living | 0.50 | −0.11 | 3.16** | 2.01 | −1.48 | −0.96 | 0.16 | 2.36 | 0.02 | − 0.85 |
(0.51) | (0.65) | (1.15) | (1.80) | (2.08) | (1.37) | (1.38) | (2.06) | (0.15) | (1.07) | |
Falls Efficacy Scale – International | −0.18* | −0.30** | −0.37* | − 0.73** | −0.55 | − 0.55** | −0.63** | − 0.46 | −0.09 *** | − 0.52*** |
(0.07) | (0.09) | (0.16) | (0.25) | (0.29) | (0.19) | (0.19) | (0.29) | (0.02) | (0.15) | |
Mini-Mental State Examination (score ≥ 23) | −0.26 | 0.45 | −0.11 | − 0.38 | −1.42 | 0.70 | 0.78 | 0.44 | −0.03 | 1.25* |
(0.29) | (0.37) | (0.66) | (1.03) | (1.19) | (0.78) | (0.79) | (1.18) | (0.09) | (0.61) | |
R2 adj. | 0.32 | 0.15 | 0.47 | 0.21 | 0.08 | 0.27 | 0.10 | 0.07 | 0.20 |
Additionally adjusted for sex, education, living alone, risk of or being malnourished. Ordinary least squares (OLS) regressions, except on role emotional, where a logistic regression is fitted. Unstandardised regression coefficients, standard error (SE) in parentheses. Model fit reported by R2-adjusted. N = 151. * p < 0.05 **p < 0.01 ***p < 0.00