Age- and sex-adjusted odds ratios relating reduced muscular strength to impaired mobility, poor or fair self-rated health, and moderate-to-severe disability, by grip strength cut-point, household population aged 60 to 79, Canada excluding territories, 2007 to 2013
Table 5Grip strength cut-point | Impaired mobility | Poor or fair self-rated health | Moderate-to-severe disability | ||||||
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Adjusted odds ratio | 95% confidence interval | Adjusted odds ratio | 95% confidence interval | Adjusted odds ratio | 95% confidence interval | ||||
from | to | from | to | from | to | ||||
5th percentile | 4.70Note * | 1.69 | 13.04 | 2.26Note * | 1.27 | 4.02 | 2.50Note * | 1.17 | 5.33 |
10th percentile | 6.14Note * | 2.91 | 12.97 | 2.19Note * | 1.44 | 3.32 | 2.60Note * | 1.50 | 4.49 |
Weak | 8.33Note * | 3.18 | 21.77 | 4.20Note * | 1.88 | 9.37 | 2.10 | 0.78 | 5.64 |
Intermediate | 3.61Note * | 2.25 | 5.81 | 2.47Note * | 1.75 | 3.48 | 2.38Note * | 1.68 | 3.37 |
2.0 SD t-score | 5.86Note * | 2.76 | 12.40 | 3.19Note * | 1.72 | 5.93 | 2.21Note * | 1.04 | 4.69 |
1.5 SD t-score | 3.40Note * | 2.17 | 5.34 | 2.46Note * | 1.80 | 3.36 | 2.32Note * | 1.63 | 3.32 |
Source: 2007 to 2013 Canadian Health Measures Survey (combined). |
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