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Table 3 Interactions between visual and hearing acuity in relation to low handgrip strength

From: Synergistic associations of visual and self-reported hearing acuity with low handgrip strength in older adults: a population-based cross-sectional study

Variables

Low handgrip strength

Hearing acuity

  
 

Good

Moderate

Impaired

 

AOR (95 % CI)

AOR (95 % CI)

AOR (95 % CI)

Visual acuity

 Good

1.00 (reference)

1.22 (0.95–1.58)

1.56 (1.04–2.36)*

 Moderate

1.51 (1.02–2.23)*

1.95 (1.14–3.34)*

2.50 (1.22–5.10)*

 Impaired

1.72 (1.06–2.78)*

2.77 (1.22–6.26)*

8.38 (2.12–33.20)**

  1. AORs are adjusted for all covariates including sociodemographic, health-related factors, history of chronic disease, and year of survey.
  2. Measure of interaction on additive scale: RERI = 2.61 (95 % CI: 2.52–2.70); p < 0.001
  3. Significance of multiplicative interaction: p < 0.129
  4. *p-value < 0.05; **p-value < 0.01
  5. Abbreviations: AOR adjusted odds ratio; CI confidence interval
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BMC Geriatrics

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