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. 2019 Nov 27;19:1570. doi: 10.1186/s12889-019-7869-8

Table 5.

Pearson correlation coefficients between paired assessments of physical performance and physical activity (PA) at home and in the research center according to different subgroups of participants

Walking speed Handgrip strength PA of at least moderate intensity Total upright posture
N R N R N R N R
Age 75 years 430 0.63*** 427 0.85*** 225 0.41*** 242 0.40***
80 years 288 0.65*** 285 0.85*** 135 0.43*** 153 0.15
85 years 174 0.74*** 176 0.86*** 75 0.36** 84 0.29**
Sex Male 385 0.68*** 379 0.73*** 176 0.31*** 195 0.27***
Female 507 0.69*** 509 0.68*** 259 0.50*** 284 0.32***
MMSE score 25–30 786 0.68*** 785 0.86*** 385 0.40*** 428 0.29***
≤24 103 0.73*** 100 0.79*** 49 0.52*** 50 0.35*
ADL limitation No 780 0.65*** 776 0.85*** 390 0.40*** 430 0.29***
Yes 97 0.81*** 99 0.86*** 44 0.56*** 47 0.37**
Mobility device No 699 0.62*** 702 0.84*** 352 0.37*** 383 0.31***
Yes 186 0.71*** 184 0.87*** 80 0.45*** 93 0.25*
Neighborhood mobility Daily 554 0.62*** 552 0.85*** 269 0.32*** 293 0.16*
Less frequent 336 0.74*** 335 0.86*** 166 0.45*** 185 0.44***
CESD score 0–15 745 0.67*** 741 0.85*** 375 0.42*** 410 0.30***
≥16 134 0.74*** 136 0.89*** 56 0.49*** 63 0.25*
Season Winter 200 0.63*** 197 0.84*** 103 0.46*** 115 0.30**
Spring 192 0.65*** 189 0.85*** 76 0.36** 90 0.28**
Summer 192 0.78*** 191 0.89*** 89 0.53*** 96 0.41***
Autumn 308 0.68*** 311 0.85*** 174 0.34*** 179 0.24**

MMSE Mini-Mental State Examination, ADL Activities of Daily Living, and CES-D Center for Epidemiologic Studies for Depression

*p < .05, **p < .01, ***p < .001