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Table 3 Regression coefficients obtained from the multilevel linear regression models

From: Long-term participation in community-based group resistance exercises delays the transition from robustness to frailty in older adults: a retrospective cohort study

 

KCL5 score

Mean difference of Kihon Checklist score by 1-unit increase of each explanatory variable

 

N=2414 (total1=7928)

p value

Model 12

 Intercept

4.61 (4.49, 4.73)

P<0.001

 Age4 (years old)

0.75 (0.67, 0.82)

P<0.001

Model 23

 Intercept

3.90 (3.33, 4.46)

P<0.001

 Age4 (years old)

0.82 (0.64, 0.99)

P<0.001

 Participation

  

  Short

0 (Reference)

 

  Mid

− 0.31 (− 0.64, 0.02)

P=0.069

  Long

− 0.93 (− 1.30, − 0.56)

P<0.001

 Change of KCL score from baseline

0.51 (0.49, 0.52)

P<0.001

 Interaction terms between age and participation

  Age:short

0 (Reference)

 

  Age:mid

− 0.15 (− 0.38, 0.08)

P=0.211

  Age:long

− 0.17 (− 0.40, 0.07)

P=0.162

  1. 1Records due to repeated physical test
  2. 2Model 1 was unadjusted
  3. 3Model 2 was adjusted for sex, systolic blood pressure, and pulse rate
  4. 4Age was centered by 75 years old
  5. 5KCL was Kihon Checklist