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Table 4 Factors associated with gait speed according to quartiles of older adults

From: Factors associated with lower gait speed among the elderly living in a developing country: a cross-sectional population-based study

 

1°Q

p

2° Q

p

3° Q

p

Age

      

 60 to 74 y

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

 75 y and more

3.56

0.000

1.45

0.230

1.21

0.098

Education

      

 illiterate

3.20

0.017

2.97

0.024

1.74

0.216

 1 to 3y

2.78

0.003

2.17

0.011

1.10

0.779

 4 to 7 y

2.93

0.000

2.10

0.005

1.59

0.067

 8 y or more

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

Handgrip

0.98

0.154

0.97

0.023

0.98

0.362

IADL

      

 No

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

 Yes

2.74

0.000

1.90

0.009

1.08

0.762

DCV

      

 No

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

 Yes

2.15

0.006

1.82

0.037

2.05

0.017

COPD

      

 No

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

 Yes

1.45

0.368

2,85

0.368

2.03

0.089

Active

      

 No

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

 Yes

0.56

0.027

0.66

0.062

0.80

0.358

  1. SABE Study, 2010.
  2. Abbreviations: IADL: Instrumental Activities of Daily Living; ADL: Activities of Daily Living.
  3. The model was adjusted for mini mental state examination, ADL, conjugal situation.