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Table 2 Background covariates and TUG-score

From: Mobility as a predictor of all-cause mortality in older men and women: 11.8 year follow-up in the Tromsø study

Variable

N

TUG-score*

Gender

 Men

438

11.7 (5.6)

 Women

567

13.2 (7.1)

p-value*

 

<0.01

Age, years

 Men 65–69

14

9.7 (2.2)

 Men 70–74

51

11.1 (5.3)

 Men 75–79

301

11.4 (4.4)

 Men 80+

72

13.8 (9.1)

p-value*

 

<0.01

 Women 65–69

11

10.9 (3.8)

 Women 70–74

75

11.7 (3.8)

 Women 75–79

394

13.6 (7.9)

 Women 80+

87

13.2 (4.9)

p-value*

 

0.12

BMI (kg/m2)

  < 20

44

12.1 (3.9)

 20–24.9

306

11.9 (5.3)

 25–26.9

184

12.7 (7.6)

 27–29.9

250

12.3 (6.8)

 30+

216

13.6 (6.2)

p-value*

 

0.09

Self-reported health

 Poor

39

16.5 (11.9)

 Not so good

467

13.8 (7.6)

 Good

434

11.0 (3.1)

 Very good

25

9.5 (2.3)

p-value*

 

<0.01

Smoking

 Current

160

12.6 (6.8)

 Previous

439

12.2 (6.0)

 Never

394

13.0 (6.9)

p-value*

 

0.96

Education

 Low

457

12.9 (6.3)

 Medium

369

12.1 (5.7)

 High

79

11.4 (4.7)

p-value*

 

0.18

  1. *Overall test of association adjusted for age and gender