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Table 3 Sociodemographic correlates of hand-grip strength

From: Hand-grip strength among older adults in Singapore: a comparison with international norms and associative factors

 

Beta coefficient

95% CI

p value

Age group (years)

 60–64

Reference

  

 65–69

−0.71

−1.78, 0.35

0.190

 70–74

−3.29

−4.49, −2.10

<.0001

 75–79

−5.28

−6.50, −4.05

<.0001

 80–84

−5.94

−7.40, −4.47

<.0001

 85+

−9.15

−10.78, −7.51

<.0001

Gender

 Men

10.76

9.79, 11.73

<.0001

 Women

Reference

  

Ethnicity

 Chinese

Reference

  

 Malay

−2.01

−2.82, −1.20

<.0001

 Indian

−1.64

−2.36, −0.91

<.0001

 Others

1.80

−0.98, 4.58

0.204

Marital status

 Never married

Reference

  

 Married/cohabiting

0.28

−1.30, 1.87

0.725

 Widowed

0.66

−1.04, 2.36

0.445

 Divorced/separated

0.46

−1.94, 2.87

0.706

Education

 None

0.65

−0.95, 2.25

0.425

 Some, but did not complete primary

−0.84

−2.11, 0.42

0.192

 Completed primary

−0.32

−1.64, 0.99

0.629

 Completed secondary

−0.77

−2.05, 0.51

0.239

 Completed tertiary

Reference

  

Employment status

 Paid work (full-time and part-time)

Reference

  

 Unemployed

0.47

−3.29, 4.22

0.808

 Homemaker

−0.98

−2.05, 0.09

0.072

 Retired

−0.14

−1.18, 0.91

0.795

  1. CI = confidence interval 
  2. Note: Bolded values are statistically significant (p ≤ .0001)