Table 4 Linear regression analyses for prediction models for the 6-meter walking speed test
From: Using hand grip strength to detect slow walking speed in older adults: the Yilan study
Unadjusted model | Stepwise model | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Step I | Step II | |||||
b (se) | p | b (se) | p | b (se) | p | |
Age (≥ 75 vs < 75) | -0.23 (0.04) | <0.001 | -0.15 (0.04) | <0.001 | ||
Sex (female vs. male) | -0.13 (0.04) | <0.001 | ||||
Education (primary vs junior and above) | -0.15 (0.04) | <0.001 | ||||
Exercise (≥ 3/ week vs < 3/ week) | 0.17 (0.05) | <0.001 | ||||
Height (cm) | 0.01 (0.002) | <0.001 | ||||
Weight (kg) | 0.004 (0.002) | 0.047 | ||||
Hand grip strength (kg) | 0.02 (0.002) | <0.001 | 0.02 (0.002) | <0.001 | 0.01 (0.002) | <0.001 |
Upper limbs muscle mass (kg) | 0.07 (0.02) | <0.001 | ||||
Lower limbs muscle mass (kg) | 0.02 (0.01) | 0.002 | ||||
Diabetes mellitus (yes vs. no) | -0.10 (0.05) | 0.029 | ||||
Hypertension (yes vs. no) | -0.11 (0.04) | 0.004 | ||||
Heart diseases (yes vs. no) | -0.12 (0.04) | 0.004 | ||||
Stroke (yes vs. no) | -0.26 (0.10) | 0.009 | ||||
Lower limb arthritis (yes vs. no) | -0.11 (0.05) | 0.025 | ||||
Depression (yes vs. no) | -0.21 (0.06) | <0.001 | ||||
Adjusted R-square | 0.20 | 0.24 | ||||