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. 2018 Nov 8;18:271. doi: 10.1186/s12877-018-0956-3

Table 3.

Effect of BMI and lower extremity performance on incident life-space restriction (longitudinal analysis)

Model 1 Model 2 Model 3a Model 4a Model 5a
HR 95% CI HR 95% CI HR 95% CI HR 95% CI HR 95% CI
Single effect
 BMI
   < 23 1.19 (0.72, 1.97) 1.03 (0.62, 1.70)
  23–25 1.00 1.00
  25–30 1.21 (0.80, 1.84) 1.07 (0.70, 1.62)
   ≥ 30 1.73 (1.05, 2.86) 1.65 (0.99, 2.75)
 Lower extremity performance
  Intact (SPPB 10–12) 1.00 1.00
  Impaired (SPPB 0–9) 2.44 (1.80, 3.32) 2.39 (1.75, 3.27)
Combined effect
 Intact LEP with BMI
   < 23 1.02 (0.54, 1.93) 1.00 (0.53, 1.89)
  23–25 1.00 1.00
  25–30 1.06 (0.61, 1.84) 1.06 (0.61, 1.83)
   ≥ 30 1.70 (0.88, 3.29) 1.78 (0.92, 3.47)
 Impaired LEP with BMI
   < 23 2.40 (1.16, 4.97) 2.03 (0.98, 4.22)
  23–25 2.50 (1.18, 5.29) 1.91 (0.90, 4.08)
  25–30 2.57 (1.46, 4.52) 2.77 (1.57, 4.87)
   ≥ 30 3.79 (1.84, 7.83) 3.57 (1.72, 7.38)
  Use of a private car
  Car driver 1.00
  Private car passenger 1.96 (1.27, 3.01)
  No use a private car 1.51 (0.87, 2.62)

581 people without life-space restriction at the baseline contributed 1033 person-years during two-year follow-up

HR hazard ratio, CI confidence interval, BMI body mass index, LEP lower extremity performance, SPPB short physical performance battery

aAdjusting for sex, age, chronic diseases, and education