Table 3. Poisson regression to determine factors associated with poor physical performance.
| Variables | Crude Model: PR
(95%IC) |
P value | Adjusted Model:
PR (95%IC) |
P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female gender | 1.58 (1.21-2.07) | 0.001 | 1.29 (1.03-1.61) | 0.028 |
| Lack of social support | 2.27 (1.74-2.96) | <0.001 | 2.10 (1.17-3.76) | 0.013 |
| Alcohol consumption | 1.77 (1.45-2.17) | <0.001 | 0.95 (0.77-1.19) | 0.673 |
| Tobacco consumption | 1.69 (1.35-2.11) | <0.001 | 0.95 (0.74-1.22) | 0.694 |
| Number of drugs used | 1.22 (1.17-1.27) | <0.001 | 1.09 (1.01-1.17) | 0.022 |
| Comorbidities | 1.15 (1.02-1.29) | 0.019 | 0.95 (0.86-1.06) | 0.364 |
| Urinary incontinence | 2.08 (1.65-2.63) | <0.001 | 1.45 (1.16-1.82) | 0.001 |
| Falls in the last year | 3.04 (2.14-4.30) | <0.001 | 1.57 (0.87-2.83) | 0.134 |
| Hospitalizations in the last year | 1.36 (1.04-1.78) | 0.023 | 0.98 (0.74-1.29) | 0.877 |
| Dependence ADL 1 | 1.55 (1.07-2.25) | 0.022 | 2.03 (0.94-4.39) | 0.071 |
| Exhaustion | 2.04 (1.54-2.69) | <0.001 | 1.35 (1.03-1.75) | 0.027 |
| Depressive symptoms | 1.62 (1.31-2.00) | <0.001 | 1.26 (0.98-1.62) | 0.072 |
| Cognitive impairment (Pffeifer Questionnaire score ≥3) | 2.48 (2.04-3.02) | <0.001 | 1.89 (1.40-2.55) | <0.001 |
| Altitude (masl) 2 | 1.47 (1.11-1.95) | 0.007 | 0.86 (0.73-1.02) | 0.089 |
1Activities of daily living, assessed with Barthel Index. 2Altitude for each 1000 masl.