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Table 3 Multivariate adjusted ORs for health status (dependent variable) in relation to each functional fitness measurement after adjustment for potential confounders

From: Association between health-related physical fitness and self-reported health status in older Taiwanese adults

 

Factors not adjusted

Factors adjusteda

OR

95% CI

p

OR

95% CI

p

2-min step test

1.002

1.000–1.003

0.010

1.001

1.000–1.003

0.031*

30-s arm curl

1.007

1.001–1.013

0.014

1.007

1.001–1.013

0.016*

30-s chair stand

1.013

1.005–1.021

0.002

1.012

1.004–1.020

0.004*

Back scratch

1.002

0.999–1.004

0.253

1.003

1.000–1.006

0.031*

Chair sit-and-reach test

1.002

0.999–1.005

0.236

1.003

1.000–1.006

0.089

8-ft up-and-go

0.977

0.962–0.992

0.003

0.983

0.968–0.998

0.031*

One-leg stance with eye open

1.002

0.998–1.005

0.328

1.001

0.998–1.004

0.683

BMI (kg/m2)

1.004

0.995–1.014

0.391

0.967

0.885–1.056

0.454

WHR

1.047

0.670–1.637

0.841

0.744

0.469–1.183

0.212

  1. Abbreviations: BMI body mass index, CEI cardiorespiratory endurance index, CI confidence interval, OR odds ratio, WHR waist-to-hip ratio
  2. aAdjusted for gender, height, weight, BMI, education, monthly income, marital status, smoking status, and chewing betel nuts
  3. * p <  0.05