Table 2 Associations between degree of dementia and mobility
From: Mobility and cognition at admission to the nursing home – a cross-sectional study
No/ questionable dementia (N = 93) | Mild dementia (N = 178) | Moderate dementia (N = 276) | Severe dementia (N = 138) | P-value | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SPPB SUM [median (IQR)] | 4 | (5) | 4 | (6) | 4 | (6) | 2 | (4) | < 0.001a |
SPPB Balance [n (%)] | 0.002b | ||||||||
0. < 10 s or Can’t perform | 35 | (49.3) | 57 | (35.6) | 89 | (36.8) | 66 | (59.5) | |
1. Side by side | 13 | (18.3) | 25 | (15.6) | 36 | (14.9) | 12 | (10.8) | |
2. Semi tandem | 8 | (11.3) | 27 | (16.9) | 53 | (21.9) | 12 | (10.8) | |
3. Tandem 3–9.99 s | 5 | (7.0) | 13 | (8.1) | 26 | (10.7) | 10 | (9.0) | |
4. Tandem | 10 | (14.1) | 38 | (23.8) | 38 | (15.7) | 11 | (9.9) | |
SPPB Gait [n (%)] | < 0.001b | ||||||||
0. Can’t perform | 27 | (32.5) | 43 | (25.6) | 36 | (14) | 43 | (35.8) | |
1. < 0.46 m/s | 20 | (24.1) | 36 | (23.4) | 68 | (26.5) | 28 | (23.3) | |
2. 0.46–0.64 m/s | 12 | (14.5) | 29 | (17.3) | 49 | (19.1) | 21 | (17.5) | |
3. 0.65–0.83 m/s | 15 | (18.1) | 30 | (17.9) | 53 | (20.6) | 7 | (5.8) | |
4. > 0.83 m/s | 9 | (10.8) | 30 | (17.9) | 51 | (19.8) | 21 | (17.5) | |
SPPB Chair stand [n (%)] | < 0.001b | ||||||||
0. > 60 s or can’t perform | 45 | (69.2) | 93 | (62.0) | 125 | (53.4) | 86 | (76.1) | |
1. Can perform in < 60 s | 20 | (30.8) | 57 | (38.0) | 109 | (46.6) | 27 | (23.9) | |
NHLSD area [median (IQR)] | 18 | (15) | 22 | (16) | 22 | (19) | 15 | (19) | 0.006a |
NHLSD dependency [median (IQR)] | 30 | (26) | 37 | (22) | 37 | (26) | 30 | (27) | < 0.001a |