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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Sep 19.
Published in final edited form as: J Alzheimers Dis. 2019;70(4):1187–1196. doi: 10.3233/JAD-190042

Table 3.

Association between lower handgrip strength and severe cognitive impairment

Odds Ratio 95% Confidence Interval
Handgrip Strength (5-kg Lower) 1.18 1.04, 1.32
 Body Mass Index 0.93 0.90, 0.97
 Depression Score 1.13 1.04, 1.21
 Male (Reference: Female) 2.40 1.40, 4.11
 Black (Reference: Not-Black) 1.41 0.60, 3.33
 White (Reference: Not-White) 0.51 0.24, 1.08
 Hispanic (Reference: Not-Hispanic) 1.20 0.62, 2.30
 Morbidity 1.03 0.89, 1.19
 Age 0.94 0.92, 0.96
 Current Smoker (Reference: Non-Smoker) 0.79 0.45, 1.40
 Previous Smoker (Reference: Non-Smoker) 0.72 0.45, 1.15
 Moderate-to-Vigorous Physical Activity 0.60 0.42, 0.86
 Social Engagement 0.65 0.51, 0.84
 Time 0.78 0.65, 0.94
 Educational Achievement (Reference: College Graduate and Above)
  Graduated High School or Passed a High School Equivalency 1.52 0.70, 3.28
 Test; Completed Some College
  Did Not Graduate from High School 4.13 1.83, 9.35
 Self-Rated Health (Reference: Excellent)
  Very Good 0.38 0.18, 0.78
  Good 0.96 0.48, 1.92
  Fair 1.38 0.67, 2.82
  Poor 1.62 0.73, 3.60