Table 2.
Unadjusted and adjusted regression analyses to identify determinants of maximal horizontal gait speed in the present cohort of elderly-to-old adults (60–93 years, n = 628).
| Variable | Maximal gait speed | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unadjusted | Adjusted by age | |||||
| r | (95% CI) | SEE | r | (95% CI) | SEE | |
| All | ||||||
| HG strength | 0.53 | (0.47‒0.59) | 0.46 | 0.35 | (0.28‒0.42) | 0.41 |
| 30-s STS test | 0.61 | (0.55‒0.68) | 0.42 | 0.45 | (0.39‒0.51) | 0.38 |
| STS powerREL | 0.68 | (0.63‒0.74) | 0.39 | 0.53 | (0.47‒0.59) | 0.36 |
| LEPREL | 0.55 | (0.48‒0.61) | 0.45 | 0.36 | (0.29‒0.43) | 0.41 |
| Women | ||||||
| HG strength | 0.60 | (0.52‒0.68) | 0.41 | 0.37 | (0.27‒0.47) | 0.37 |
| 30-s STS test | 0.63 | (0.54‒0.71) | 0.40 | 0.44 | (0.36‒0.52) | 0.35 |
| STS powerREL | 0.69 | (0.61‒0.76) | 0.37 | 0.51 | (0.43‒0.59) | 0.34 |
| LEPREL | 0.50 | (0.40‒0.59) | 0.44 | 0.26 | (0.17‒0.35) | 0.39 |
| Men | ||||||
| HG strength | 0.50 | (0.40‒0.60) | 0.47 | 0.29 | (0.19‒0.41) | 0.44 |
| 30-s STS test | 0.59 | (0.49‒0.68) | 0.43 | 0.45 | (0.35‒0.54) | 0.39 |
| STS powerREL | 0.63 | (0.54‒0.72) | 0.42 | 0.49 | (0.40‒0.58) | 0.39 |
| LEPREL | 0.51 | (0.41‒0.61) | 0.46 | 0.33 | (0.22‒0.44) | 0.43 |
HG handgrip, STS sit-to-stand, LEP leg extension power, REL relative to body mass, SEE standard error of the estimate.