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Table 2 Sex-specific correlationsa among the four function measures: zero-order (before slash) and partial correlation controlling for age (after slash), respectively

From: Relative importance of four functional measures as predictors of 15-year mortality in the older Dutch population

 

Lower-body performance

Grip strength

Peak flow

Men

Lower-body performance

–

  

Grip strength

0.50 / 0.34

N = 694

–

 

Peak flow

0.38 / 0.24

N = 690

0.39 / 0.26

N = 721

–

Functional limitations

0.66 / 0.58

N = 684

0.45 / 0.33

N = 716

0.34 / 0.24

N = 711

Women

Lower-body performance

–

  

Grip strength

0.47 / 0.26

N = 735

–

 

Peak flow

0.38 / 0.20

N = 711

0.42 / 0.27

N = 753

–

Functional limitations

0.70 / 0.58

N = 721

0.47 / 0.30

N = 761

0.34 / 0.18

N = 736

  1. aEach correlation calculated using the maximum number of cases available