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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Geriatr Soc. 2020 Jan 9;68(5):999–1006. doi: 10.1111/jgs.16310

Table 3.

Short Form-36 physical functioning by standardized metrics after 8-years of follow-up from baseline, 2006–2014, N=4,950, physical functioning mean 48.6±31.8.

Model β coefficient (95% CI) P Value T Value R2
Multimorbidity-Weighted Index-ICD coded conditions, continuous −12.50 (−13.54, −11.47) <0.001 −23.66 0.11
Multimorbidity-Weighted Index-ICD coded conditions, quartiles
 Q4 −28.5 (−31.1, −25.9) <0.001 −21.5 0.10
 Q3 −18.2 (−20.5, −15.9) <0.001 −15.5
 Q2 −6.8 (−9.0, −4.6) <0.001 −6.1
 Q1 (reference) 0
Simple disease count, continuous −9.54 (−10.51, −8.56) <0.001 −19.13 0.07
Simple Disease Count, quartiles
 Q4 −21.9 (−24.4, −19.4) <0.001 −17.1 0.06
 Q3 −12.6 (−15.0, −10.1) <0.001 −10.0
 Q2 −4.6 (−6.9, −2.3) 0.001 −3.9
 Q1 (reference) 0
Charlson Index, continuous −9.42 (−10.52, −8.32) <0.001 −16.77 0.05
Charlson Index, quartiles
 Q4 −20.5 (−22.8, −18.1) <0.001 −17.0 0.06
 Q3 −12.2 (−14.8, −9.6) <0.001 −9.1
 Q2 −7.4 (−9.6, −5.2) <0.001 −6.6
 Q1 (reference) 0
Elixhauser score, continuous −11.20 (−12.28, −10.13) <0.001 −20.48 0.08
Elixhauser Score, quartiles
 Q4 −25.5 (−28.2, −22.7) <0.001 −18.2 0.07
 Q3 −14.6 (−17.6, −11.7) <0.001 −9.7
 Q2 −8.1 (−10.6, −5.5) <0.001 −6.3
 Q1 (reference) 0
HRQOL-Comorbidity Index, continuous −11.62 (−12.58, −10.67) <0.001 −23.85 0.10
HRQOL-Comorbidity Index, quartiles
 Q4 −26.34 (−28.87, −23.81) <0.001 −20.39 0.09
 Q3 −16.74 (−19.22, −14.26) <0.001 −13.24
 Q2 −6.48 (−8.78, −4.18) <0.001 −5.52
 Q1 (reference) 0

Abbreviations: HRQOL, health-related quality of life; ICD, International Classification of Diseases Q, Quartile; R2, coefficient of determination