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Table 2 Standardized odds ratios for association between TUG parameters and dementia vs. MCI, MCI vs. SCI and SCI vs. controls

From: Extracted step parameters during the timed up and go test discriminate between groups with different levels of cognitive ability—a cross-sectional study

 

Task

TUG parameter

Unadjusted

Adjusted*

sOR (CI95)

p-value

sOR (CI95)

p-value

Dementia vs. MCI

TUG

Step width

.94 (.68–1.30)

.707

.94 (.66–1.33)

.716

SS duration

1.09 (.82–1.45)

.545

1.11 (.82–1.51)

.506

TUGdt-MB

Step width

1.06 (.76–1.48)

.739

.97 (.67–1.42)

.893

SS duration

1.13 (.83–1.52)

.441

1.25 (.89–1.75)

.195

IF step length/body height ratioa

.99 (.74–1.33)

.942

1.07 (.79–1.44)

.683

IF step width

1.17 (.87–1.59)

.303

1.28 (.92–1.78)

.147

IF step duration

1.42 (1.03–1.95)

.031

1.43 (1.02–2.00)

.039

IF SS duration

.96 (.65–1.40)

.819

.88 (.59–1.30)

.512

IF DS duration

.99 (.74–1.33)

.942

1.07 (.79–1.44)

.683

TUGdt-NA

Step width

1.19 (.86–1.63)

.290

1.22 (.84–1.78)

.301

SS duration

1.27 (.95–1.68)

.106

1.27 (.94–1.72)

.118

IF step length/ body height ratioa

1.07 (.81–1.42)

.630

1.14 (.85–1.55)

.378

IF step width

1.28 (.96–1.70)

.094

1.25 (.93–1.69)

.132

IF step duration

1.42 (1.06–1.90)

.018

1.34 (.99–1.81)

.059

IF SS duration

1.36 (.92–2.00)

.119

1.33 (.89–2.00)

.166

IF DS duration

1.07 (.81–1.42)

.630

1.14 (.85–1.55)

.378

MCI vs. SCI

TUG

Step width

1.10 (.81–1.50)

.545

1.03 (0.73–1.46)

.854

SS duration

.99 (.73–1.35)

.951

.90 (.63–1.27)

.535

TUGdt-MB

Step width

1.59 (1.14–2.21)

.006

1.42 (.99–2.04)

.057

SS duration

1.10 (.76–1.58)

.614

1.02 (.69–1.51)

.909

IF step length/ body height ratioa

.75 (.53–1.06)

.100

.79 (.55–1.15)

.225

IF step width

1.16 (.78–1.72)

.466

1.11 (.74–1.67)

.602

IF step duration

1.19 (.80–1.77)

.385

1.09 (.73–1.62)

.677

IF SS duration

1.91 (1.28–2.85)

.002

1.72 (1.14–2.59)

.009

IF DS duration

.75 (.53–1.06)

.100

.79 (.55–1.15)

.225

TUGdt-NA

Step width

1.17 (.86–1.59)

.317

1.07 (.75–1.51)

.718

SS duration

1.08 (.77–1.53)

.651

.99 (.68–1.44)

.962

IF step length/ body height ratioa

.86 (.63–1.18)

.351

.92 (.66–1.29)

.629

IF step width

1.16 (.79–1.69)

.444

1.15 (.76–1.73)

.522

IF step duration

1.16 (.77–1.75)

.475

1.07 (.67–1.69)

.776

IF SS duration

1.13 (.79–1.62)

.499

1.06 (.73–1.55)

.746

IF DS duration

.86 (.63–1.18)

.351

.92 (.66–1.29)

.629

SCI vs. controls

TUG

Step width

1.14 (.80–1.64)

.464

1.23 (0.81–1.86)

.330

SS duration

1.32 (.86–2.04)

.204

1.44 (0.89–2.33)

.139

TUGdt-MB

Step width

1.02 (.71–1.48)

.905

1.29 (.84–1.96)

.243

SS duration

.80 (.54–1.19)

.269

.89 (.59–1.35)

.592

IF step length/ body height ratioa

.94 (.59–1.48)

.779

.75 (.46–1.23)

.255

IF step width

.67 (.45-.99)

.043

.75 (.50–1.11)

.145

IF step duration

.69 (.46–1.04)

.074

.82 (.55–1.22)

.328

IF SS duration

.84 (0.60–1.17)

.302

.97 (.68–1.39)

.886

IF DS duration

.94 (0.59–1.48)

.779

.75 (.46–1.23)

.255

TUGdt-NA

Step width

1.21 (.83–1.77)

.314

1.31 (.86–2.02)

.212

SS duration

.70 (.46–1.08)

.112

.78 (.49–1.23)

.277

IF step length/ body height ratioa

1.19 (.76–1.85)

.446

1.00 (.62–1.61)

.999

IF step width

.47 (.29-.76)

.002

.50 (.30–0.84)

.008

IF step duration

.53 (.32-.89)

.015

.61 (.35–1.07)

.084

IF SS duration

1.01 (.74–1.37)

.952

1.05 (.75–1.45)

.784

IF DS duration

1.19 (.76–1.85)

.446

1.00 (.62–1.61)

.999

  1. TUG Timed Up-and-Go, MCI Mild cognitive impairment, SCI Subjective cognitive impairment, sOR Standardized odds ratios, measure the increase of odds per one standard deviation increase of the TUG parameter, CI95 95% confidence interval, SS Single stance, DS Double stance; TUGdt-MB Timed Up-and-Go dual-task months backwards, TUGdt-NA Timed Up-and-Go dual-task naming animals, IF Interference variable of performance of TUGdt compared with TUG, i.e. 100*(TUGdt-TUG)/TUG
  2. *adjusted for age, sex, and educational level
  3. astep length divided by body height, statistically significant if p < 0.05 (indicated in bold).