Table 3 Regression of SF-36 on measures on demographics, physical measures, cognition and falls efficacy

Age (years ≥67)

0.19

0.31^*

0.49^*

0.58

0.80

0.74^**

0.04

0.70

0.02

0.64^**

(0.10)

(0.13)

(0.23)

(0.37)

(0.42)

(0.28)

(0.28)

(0.42)

(0.03)

(0.22)

Falls ≥3 last 12 months

2.48

−4.23^*

4.57

1.43

3.90

1.06

−4.37

−9.02

−0.27

−4.64

(1.56)

(1.99)

(3.51)

(5.49)

(6.36)

(4.17)

(4.22)

(6.28)

(0.46)

(3.27)

No. medications weekly

−0.72^***

0.16

−0.74

−1.02

−1.10

−2.65^***

− 0.58

0.43

0.06

−0.33

(0.19)

(0.24)

(0.42)

(0.66)

(0.77)

(0.50)

(0.51)

(0.76)

(0.06)

(0.39)

4 Meter Walk Test, m/s

8.28^*

− 1.03

21.12^*

15.30

23.88

−0.24

16.53

−1.26

0.12

4.37

(3.84)

(4.88)

(8.61)

(13.47)

(15.62)

(10.24)

(10.35)

(15.43)

(1.18)

(8.03)

Berg Balance Scale

0.14

0.00

0.80^***

0.31

−0.12

0.18

−0.23

0.33

0.03

−0.00

(0.08)

(0.10)

(0.18)

(0.27)

(0.32)

(0.21)

(0.21)

(0.31)

(0.02)

(0.16)

Instrumental Activities of Daily Living

0.50

−0.11

3.16^**

2.01

−1.48

−0.96

0.16

2.36

0.02

− 0.85

(0.51)

(0.65)

(1.15)

(1.80)

(2.08)

(1.37)

(1.38)

(2.06)

(0.15)

(1.07)

Falls Efficacy Scale – International

−0.18^*

−0.30^**

−0.37^*

− 0.73^**

−0.55

− 0.55^**

−0.63^**

− 0.46

−0.09 ^***

− 0.52^***

(0.07)

(0.09)

(0.16)

(0.25)

(0.29)

(0.19)

(0.19)

(0.29)

(0.02)

(0.15)

Mini-Mental State Examination (score ≥ 23)

−0.26

0.45

−0.11

− 0.38

−1.42

0.70

0.78

0.44

−0.03

1.25^*

(0.29)

(0.37)

(0.66)

(1.03)

(1.19)

(0.78)

(0.79)

(1.18)

(0.09)

(0.61)

R² adj.

0.32

0.15

0.47

0.21

0.08

0.27

0.10

0.07

0.20