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Table 4 Factors affecting change in muscle mass, change in hand grip strength, and change in gait speed using linear regression

From: Longitudinal study on the progression of muscle status among community-dwelling ambulatory older multiethnic Asians with type 2 diabetes mellitus

Change in Muscle mass

Beta (95% CI)

p-value

Gender

 Male

− 0.19 (− 0.42–0.05)

0.117

 Female

Ref

Age

 60–69

0.13 (− 0.11–0.37)

0.285

 70 and above

Ref

Highest Qualification

 Up to primary education

0.36 (0.08–0.64)

0.012

 Secondary education and beyond

Ref

WHOQoL

 Domain 3

0 (−0.04–0.04)

0.977

 Domain 4

0.04 (−0.02–0.11)

0.187

Length of review interval

−0.003 (− 0.004--0.002)

< 0.001

Change in BMI

0.11 (0.05–0.17)

< 0.001

Change in HbA1c

0.1 (−0.01–0.22)

0.080

Change in medication class

 Increase in medication

0.39 (0.06–0.71)

0.019

 Decrease in medication

−0.54 (−1.63–0.54)

0.327

 No change

Ref

Change in Insulin

 Increase in insulin

0.19 (−0.35–0.72)

0.496

 Decrease in insulin

0.17 (−0.55–0.89)

0.641

 No change

Ref

Change in medication dosage

 Increase in dosage

−0.21 (− 0.52–0.11)

0.203

 Decrease in dosage

−0.05 (− 0.41–0.32)

0.807

 No change

Ref

Change in Hand Grip Strength

Beta (95% CI)

p-value

Gender

 Male

−0.71 (−1.71–0.3)

0.167

 Female

Ref

Age

 60–69

−0.16 (−1.17–0.84)

0.751

 70 and above

Ref

Highest Qualification

 Up to primary education

0.81 (−0.38–1.99)

0.182

 Secondary education and beyond

Ref

Living

 Alone

−2.01 (−4.35–0.33)

0.092

 With family/ Domestic helper

Ref

Change in PASE

0 (0–0.01)

0.146

Change in HbA1c

0.45 (−0.04–0.94)

0.069

Length of review interval

0 (0–0.01)

0.148

Change in medication class

 Increase in medication

−1.19 (−2.54–0.16)

0.084

 Decrease in medication

1.09 (−3.48–5.67)

0.639

 No change

Ref

Change in Insulin

 Increase in insulin

0.47 (−1.77–2.72)

0.681

 Decrease in insulin

−2.55 (−5.55–0.44)

0.094

 No change

Ref

Change in medication dosage

 Increase in dosage

1.21 (−0.14–2.57)

0.079

 Decrease in dosage

0.56 (−1.01–2.12)

0.485

 No change

Ref

Change in Gait speed

Beta (95% CI)

p-value

Gender

 Male

0.01 (−0.04–0.05)

0.812

 Female

Ref

Age

 60–69

−0.01 (− 0.05–0.03)

0.575

 70 and above

Ref

Length of review interval

0 (0–0)

0.607

Change in HbA1c

0 (−0.02–0.02)

0.720

Marital status

 Married

Ref

 Single

−0.13 (−0.25--0.01)

0.029

 Divorced/Separated

0.03 (−0.07–0.14)

0.515

 Widowed

0.01 (−0.06–0.08)

0.713

WHOQoL

 Domain 1

0.01 (0–0.02)

0.024

Change in medication class

 Increase in medication

0.01 (−0.05–0.07)

0.732

 Decrease in medication

−0.09 (− 0.28–0.1)

0.370

 No change

Ref

Change in Insulin

 Increase in insulin

−0.01 (− 0.11–0.08)

0.791

 Decrease in insulin

−0.02 (− 0.14–0.11)

0.807

 No change

Ref

Change in medication dosage

 Increase in dosage

−0.03 (− 0.08–0.03)

0.376

 Decrease in dosage

−0.07 (− 0.14--0.01)

0.033

 No change

Ref

  1. WHOQOL World Health Organization Quality of Life scale: Domain 1- Physical health, Domain 2-Psychological, Domain 3- Social relationship, Domain 4- Environment