Table 2 Distribution (%) of older adults according to gait speed quartiles
Variables | Â | Gait speed (%) | Value p | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | 1° Q | 2° Q | 3° Q | 4° Q | ||
Age | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.000 |
 60-74 years | 74.9 | 17.6 | 30.8 | 27.5 | 24.0 |  |
 75 years and more | 25.1 | 46.9 | 27.3 | 16.1 | 9.7 |  |
Sex | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.987 |
 Male | 39.7 | 25.3 | 29.3 | 24.7 | 20.7 |  |
 Female | 60.3 | 24.8 | 30.3 | 24.7 | 20.2 |  |
Ethnicity | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.939 |
 No White | 41.6 | 25.7 | 29.9 | 24.7 | 19.7 |  |
 White | 58.4 | 24.6 | 29.7 | 24.8 | 21.0 |  |
Education | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.000 |
 Illiterate | 11.8 | 38.7 | 35.8 | 16.4 | 9.1 |  |
 1 to 3 years | 22.4 | 31.4 | 34.3 | 18.0 | 16.3 |  |
 4 to 7 years | 38.1 | 25.6 | 29.5 | 27.3 | 17.6 |  |
 8 years and more | 27.7 | 13.0 | 24.5 | 29.9 | 32.6 |  |
Conjugal situation | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.001 |
 with someone | 43.3 | 21.4 | 30.0 | 24.5 | 24.1 |  |
 Alone | 56.7 | 30.0 | 29.2 | 25.1 | 15.7 |  |
BMI | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.701 |
 Underweight | 12.5 | 27.7 | 32.1 | 24.5 | 15.2 |  |
 Eutrophic | 39.2 | 23.9 | 28.3 | 26.0 | 21.8 |  |
 Overweight | 48.3 | 25.2 | 30.7 | 23.4 | 20.6 |  |
Enough income | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.044 |
 No | 42.9 | 18.5 | 22.5 | 34.8 | 24.0 |  |
 Yes | 57.1 | 21.8 | 26.6 | 26.3 | 25.3 |  |