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Table 2 Motor constructs and risk of adverse health outcomesa

From: Combinations of motor measures more strongly predict adverse health outcomes in old age: the rush memory and aging project, a community-based cohort study

Predictor

Death, HR (95% CI)

ADb, HR (95% CI)

Disability, HR (95% CI)

Frailty

1.48 (1.27-1.73)

1.56 (1.27-1.92)

1.44 (1.21-1.71)

PSSc

1.53 (1.36-1.72)

1.35 (1.14-1.59)

2.20 (1.90-2.53)

GMSd

0.51 (0.42-0.60)

0.62 (0.49-0.78)

0.39 (0.32-0.47)

  1. aBased on proportional-hazard models that controlled for age, sex and education for each of the three outcomes. Results show the effect for 1 SD unit higher level of physical frailty (1 SD = 0.6 units), parkinsonian sign score (1 SD = 7 points) and global motor score (1 SD = 0.27 units). Higher baseline values for physical frailty and parkinsonian signs score (that is, poorer performance) were associated with an increased risk of adverse health outcomes (HR >1.00) whereas a higher baseline value for global motor score (that is, better performance) was associated with a decreased risk of adverse health outcomes (HR < 1.0).
  2. bAlzheimer's disease.
  3. cGlobal Motor Score.
  4. dParkinsonian Signs Score.