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. 2019 Aug 27;76(1):209–218. doi: 10.1093/geronb/gbz091

Table 2.

Predicting Mobility Difficulty at T2 (2014): Odds Ratios (SEs) From Weighted Lagged Dependent Variable Logistic Regression Models

Variables Walk several blocks Go up several flights of stairs Lift and carry ~10 pounds Stoop
Survey: HRS (MIDUS omitted) 0.613** 0.861 0.534** 0.655**
(0.073) (0.105) (0.068) (0.083)
Any difficulty with specified task at T1 11.421** 8.354** 7.005** 7.301**
(2.394) (1.536) (1.400) (1.306)
Difficulty at T1 × HRS 0.834 0.944 1.115 0.922
(0.184) (0.181) (0.237) (0.172)
Age (centered at age 50) 1.028** 1.020* 1.015 1.011
(0.011) (0.010) (0.011) (0.010)
Age (centered at age 50) squared 1.001** 1.001** 1.002** 1.001*
(0.000) (0.000) (0.000) (0.000)
Female 1.257** 1.388** 2.228** 1.238**
(0.069) (0.074) (0.132) (0.063)
Constant 0.245** 0.325** 0.153** 0.536**
(0.024) (0.033) (0.016) (0.055)
Observations 11,863 11,863 11,863 11,863
Model F-statistic (p-value) 265.97 (<.01) 289.41 (<.01) 252.22 (<.01) 258.24 (<.01)

Note: HRS = Health and Retirement Study; MIDUS = Midlife in the United States.

**p < .01. *p < .05.