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Table 4 Association between hand-grip strength, height, weight, upper arm circumference, and waist circumference

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

 

Beta coefficient

95% CI

p value

Overall*

 Height

0.12

0.05, 0.19

0.001

 Weight

0.09

0.02, 0.17

0.019

 Upper arm circumference

0.11

−0.02, 0.24

0.107

 Waist circumference

−0.08

−0.15, −0.01

0.018

Males*

 Height

0.17

0.04, 0.30

0.010

 Weight

0.05

−0.11, 0.20

0.567

 Upper arm circumference

0.33

0.11, 0.56

0.004

 Waist circumference

−0.09

−0.23, 0.06

0.247

Females*

 Height

0.10

0.02, 0.18

0.016

 Weight

0.13

0.03, 0.22

0.009

 Upper arm circumference

0.03

−0.16, 0.22

0.761

 Waist circumference

−0.09

−0.16, −0.01

0.020

  1. CI = confidence interval
  2. *Adjusted for sociodemographic correlates and other anthropometric measurements
  3. Note: Bolded values are statistically significant (p ≤ .05)
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