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Table 2 One-year responsiveness of the life-space mobility score according to external criteria (n = 806)

From: Life-space mobility assessment in older people in Finland; measurement properties in winter and spring

  

Baseline

Change

Spearman*

  

n

Median

IQR

P†

Median

IQR

Lower limit

Upper limit

P‡

R

P

Criterion health

Declined

388

60

28.9

<.001

-1.5

22

-66

84

.016

-.223

<.001

 

Stable or improved

418

72

30

 

0

20

-52

46

   

Criterion mobility

Declined

370

60

30

<.001

-2.5

22.4

-54

84

.002

-.217

<.001

 

Stable or improved

436

72

28

 

0

20

-66

46

   

Age-group

75-79

339

74

24

<.001

0

24

-53

84

.015

-.373

<.001

 

80-84

270

64

27

 

0.3

20.5

-66

40

   
 

85+

197

54

26

 

-4

20

-54

43

   

Season

Jan-Mar

400

62

28

.001

0

21.9

-66

43

.158

.124

<.001

 

Apr

148

66

28

 

0

21

-46

84

   
 

May-Jun

258

68

30

 

-2

21.6

-54

46

   
  1. IQR = Interquartile range.
  2. †Group difference at baseline ANOVA or T-test.
  3. ‡Generalized Estimation Equation (GEE) models, group*time interaction effect.
  4. *Correlation coefficient between the respective variable and life-space mobility score.
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BMC Research Notes

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