Table 3 Logistic regression analysis of factors for gait speed < 1.0 m/s.

From: Advanced liver fibrosis is associated with decreased gait speed in older patients with chronic liver disease

Objective variable

Multivariate

OR (95% CI)

p value

Gait speed < 1.0 m/s

Age (years)

1.03 (0.95–1.13)

0.432

Sex (male/female)

0.63 (0.21–1.80)

0.432

SMI; male < 7.0, female < 5.4 (yes/no)

1.77 (0.58–5.95)

0.325

FIB-4 index

1.29 (1.11–1.53)

 < 0.001*

HCC (yes/no)

1.04 (0.37–2.91)

0.944

KEF/weight (kgf/kg) × 100

0.92 (0.88–0.96)

 < 0.001*

  1. OR, Odds ratio; CI, Confidence interval; SMI, Skeletal muscle mass index; FIB-4, Fibrosis-4; HCC, Hepatocellular carcinoma; KEF, Knee extension force.
  2. *p < 0.01.
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