Table 3.
Logistic regression on the determinant factors of low gait speed and low handgrip strength
| Low gait speed | Low handgrip strength | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Univariate | Multivariate | Univariate | Multivariate | |||||
| OR (95% CI) | p value | OR (95% CI) | p value | OR (95% CI) | p value | OR (95% CI) | p value | |
| Age (per 10 years increment) | 1.61 (1.28–2.01) | < 0.001 | 1.51 (1.20–1.91) | 0.001 | 1.32 (1.10–1.59) | 0.004 | 1.02 (1.00–1.4) | 0.026 |
| Male (vs. female) | 1.42 (0.83–2.45) | 0.202 | 0.63 (0.38–1.04) | 0.072 | ||||
| BMI (per 1 kg/m2 increment) | 1.01 (0.95–1.08) | 0.702 | 0.92 (0.86–0.98) | 0.014 | 0.92 (0.86–0.99) | 0.022 | ||
| Time on dialysis (per 1 year increment) | 0.91 (0.86–0.98) | 0.008 | 0.94 (0.88–1.01) | 0.081 | 1.02 (0.97–1.06) | 0.451 | ||
| Diabetes (vs. absent) | 2.27 (1.30–3.96) | 0.004 | 2.12 (1.16–43.86) | 0.014 | 1.47 (0.91–2.38) | 0.114 | ||
| Previous cardiovascular event (vs. absent) | 1.68 (0.97–2.92) | 0.066 | 1.91 (1.14–3.21) | 0.014 | 1.73 (1.02–2.95) | 0.043 | ||
| Albumin (per 1 g/dL decrement) | 4.90 (2.03–11.83) | < 0.001 | 3.37 (1.32–8.62) | 0.011 | 1.69 (0.79–3.62) | 0.177 | ||
Abbreviations; OR Odds ratio; CI Confidence interval; BMI Body mass index