Screening for pre-clinical disability in different residential settings

BMC Geriatrics

Table 2 Comparison of physical performance and function and disability scores between community and retirement village dwellers, Exercise for Independent Living study, Australia

Functional measures & Disability Status	Community (n = 366)		Retirement (n = 105)		Difference in mean	B	p
	mean	SD	mean	SD
Timed up go (sec) #	9.4	2.8	10.1	2.8	0.7	0.31	0.299
Timed chair stands (sec) #	9.6	5.8	9.3	3.0	-0.3	-0.22	0.766
6 minute walk distance (m) #	403.1	95.1	392.8	87.8	-10.3	1.18	0.908
Postural sway open: total sway path (mm)	5.5	0.8	5.6	1.1	0.1	0.06	0.594
Postural sway closed: total sway path (mm) #	6.0	0.9	6.2	0.9	0.2	0.19	0.060
Berg balance score #	7.6	1.1	7.3	1.2	-0.2	-0.2	0.102
Step test right (steps) #	12.1	3.6	12.0	3.8	-0.2	0.002	0.996
Step test left (steps)	12.4	3.7	11.7	3.7	-0.7	-0.58	0.170
Quad strength right (kg)	20.4	8.8	17.3	6.8	-3.1	-1.06	0.192
Quad strength left (kg) *	20.7	9.0	17.0	7.3	-3.7	-1.63	0.051
Single right leg stand (sec) *#	16.5	17.9	9.6	14.2	-6.9	-4.58	0.022
Single left leg stand (sec) *	15.8	18.7	10.2	13.4	-5.7	-4.18	0.045
WOMAC:
Knee pain score #	65.4	73.9	65.2	87.0	-0.2	-3.55	0.693
Knee stiffness score	34.5	41.5	32.0	39.7	-2.5	-4.69	0.329
Knee function score	283.9	266.9	286.2	271.2	2.3	-11.47	0.712
Hip pain score #	55.1	77.5	56.3	74.6	1.2	-1.95	0.827
Hip stiffness score	26.8	34.5	29.0	39.8	2.3	0.68	0.871
Hip function score	241.8	273.4	249.4	272.8	7.6	-5.84	0.855
LLFDI - Function total*	59.9	8.1	56.9	6.9	-3.0	-2.27	0.015
LLFDI - Disability freq	52.8	4.5	52.5	6.2	-0.3	0.14	0.810
LLFDI - Disability limitation	73.6	11.7	72.7	13.1	-0.9	-0.425	0.771

*p ≤ 0.05, #=included in regression models, B = adjusted differences in means

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