Table 3 Logistic regression on the determinant factors of low gait speed and low handgrip strength

OR (95% CI)

p value

OR (95% CI)

p value

OR (95% CI)

p value

OR (95% CI)

p value

Age (per 10 years increment)

1.61 (1.28–2.01)

< 0.001

1.51 (1.20–1.91)

0.001

1.32 (1.10–1.59)

0.004

1.02 (1.00–1.4)

0.026

Male (vs. female)

1.42 (0.83–2.45)

0.202

0.63 (0.38–1.04)

0.072

BMI (per 1 kg/m² increment)

1.01 (0.95–1.08)

0.702

0.92 (0.86–0.98)

0.014

0.92 (0.86–0.99)

0.022

Time on dialysis (per 1 year increment)

0.91 (0.86–0.98)

0.008

0.94 (0.88–1.01)

0.081

1.02 (0.97–1.06)

0.451

Diabetes (vs. absent)

2.27 (1.30–3.96)

0.004

2.12 (1.16–43.86)

0.014

1.47 (0.91–2.38)

0.114

Previous cardiovascular event (vs. absent)

1.68 (0.97–2.92)

0.066

1.91 (1.14–3.21)

0.014

1.73 (1.02–2.95)

0.043

Albumin (per 1 g/dL decrement)

4.90 (2.03–11.83)

< 0.001

3.37 (1.32–8.62)

0.011

1.69 (0.79–3.62)

0.177