Table 2 Multivariable logistic regression analysis for stages 1-3 of the locomotive syndrome

 one year change from the age of 20

1.03

1.02-1.05

<  0.001

0.96

0.92-0.99

<  0.001

0.97

0.92-1.02

0.23

 one year change from the age of 30

1.04

1.03-1.05

<  0.001

0.99

0.97-1.02

0.64

1.01

0.97-1.05

0.72

 one year change from the age of 40

1.05

1.04-1.06

<  0.001

1.04

1.02-1.05

<  0.001

1.05

1.02-1.07

<  0.001

 one year change from the age of 50

1.06

1.06-1.07

<  0.001

1.08

1.07-1.09

<  0.001

1.09

1.07-1.11

<  0.001

 one year change from the age of 60

1.07

1.07-1.08

<  0.001

1.12

1.11-1.14

<  0.001

1.13

1.11-1.15

<  0.001

 one year change from the age of 70

1.08

1.07-1.10

<  0.001

1.17

1.14-1.19

<  0.001

1.17

1.14-1.20

<  0.001

 one year change from the age of 80

1.20

1.16-1.23

<  0.001

1.22

1.18-1.25

<  0.001

1.22

1.17-1.26

<  0.001

 Male

 Female

2.28

1.99-2.61

<  0.001

2.40

1.77-3.25

<  0.001

1.80

1.19-2.72

0.005

 Heavy

1.13

0.88-1.44

0.34

1.54

0.91-2.60

0.11

1.32

0.63-2.78

0.47

 Middle

0.98

0.84-1.13

0.74

1.12

0.76-1.66

0.57

1.30

0.74-2.28

0.36

 Light

 Unemployed

1.17

0.92-1.48

0.19

1.24

0.78-1.98

0.37

1.51

0.80-2.87

0.20

 Miscellaneous

0.96

0.81-1.15

0.68

1.27

0.83-1.96

0.27

1.21

0.62-2.36

0.57

 Underweight

0.81

0.65-1.00

0.045

0.92

0.57-1.47

0.72

1.34

0.73-2.46

0.35

 Normal

 Overweight, Obese

1.56

1.34-1.82

<  0.001

3.19

2.38-4.27

<  0.001

2.87

1.90-4.32

< 0.001

Hypertension

1.20

1.01-1.41

0.035

1.99

1.49-2.64

<  0.001

2.10

1.44-3.05

<  0.001

Diabetes mellitus

1.62

1.17-2.24

0.004

1.57

0.93-2.66

0.090

2.10

1.13-3.90

0.019

Dyslipidaemia

1.09

0.91-1.30

0.34

1.12

0.82-1.53

0.48

1.15

0.76-1.72

0.51

Sports club membership

0.79

0.67-0.92

0.003

0.75

0.54-1.04

0.080

0.55

0.35-0.86

0.009

 Rarely or Never

 A few times/ month

0.72

0.61-0.86

<  0.001

0.67

0.45-1.00

0.052

0.53

0.29-0.95

0.032

 A few times/ week

0.57

0.48-0.67

<  0.001

0.53

0.37-0.75

<  0.001

0.57

0.36-0.89

0.014

 Almost Everyday

0.59

0.49-0.71

<  0.001

0.50

0.35-0.74

<  0.001

0.36

0.21-0.60

<  0.001

Food frequency score

0.98

0.97-0.99

0.004

0.97

0.94-0.99

0.015

1.00

0.97-1.04

0.81

Smoking

1.45

1.20-1.74

<  0.001

1.44

0.93-2.25

0.11

1.59

0.84-3.00

0.15

Anaemia

1.15

0.98-1.36

0.087

1.58

1.10-2.27

0.014

2.41

1.54-3.78

<  0.001

History of stroke

1.15

0.67-1.98

0.62

1.52

0.69-3.35

0.30

2.56

1.12-5.87

0.027

History of heart diseases

1.32

0.94-1.86

0.11

1.27

0.75-2.18

0.38

0.91

0.46-1.82

0.79

History of orthopaedic surgery

1.34

1.13-1.59

0.001

1.68

1.21-2.33

0.002

2.67

1.79-3.99

<  0.001