Odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) for decline in mobility by disease severity and comorbidity; separately for different chronic disease groups, adjusted for age, sex, marital status, and baseline mobility*
| Mobility decline | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| OR | 95% CI | ||
| Significant odds ratios at p<0.05 are in bold. *See corresponding notes in table 2. †Most severe disease category. | |||
| Asthma/COPD | |||
| Severity | grade 1 | 1.00 | |
| grade 2 | 1.01 | 0.51 to 2.01 | |
| grade 3† | 1.72 | 0.97 to 3.08 | |
| other forms of asthma/COPD | 0.78 | 0.38 to 1.59 | |
| Severe comorbid diseases | 1.66 | 1.24 to 2.22 | |
| Less severe comorbid diseases | 1.10 | 0.93 to 1.30 | |
| Heart disease | |||
| Severity | non-specific symptoms | 1.00 | |
| angina pectoris without heart failure | 1.29 | 0.88 to 1.88 | |
| heart failure without angina pectoris | 0.81 | 0.47 to 1.41 | |
| angina pectoris with heart failure† | 1.62 | 1.00 to 2.62 | |
| other forms of heart disease | 0.77 | 0.44 to 1.36 | |
| Severe comorbid diseases | 1.38 | 1.10 to 1.72 | |
| Less severe comorbid diseases | 1.25 | 1.10 to 1.42 | |
| Diabetes | |||
| Severity | without complications | 1.00 | |
| with complications† | 4.98 | 2.02 to 12.29 | |
| Severe comorbid diseases | 0.95 | 0.56 to 1.63 | |
| Less severe comorbid diseases | 1.01 | 0.71 to 1.44 | |
| Low back pain | |||
| Severity | no radiation, less than 3 months | 1.00 | |
| with radiation, less than 3 months | 0.95 | 0.60 to 1.50 | |
| no radiation, at least 3 months | 1.02 | 0.61 to 1.72 | |
| with radiation, at least 3 months† | 1.54 | 0.97 to 2.46 | |
| Other forms of back complaints | 0.91 | 0.36 to 2.31 | |
| Severe comorbid diseases | 1.27 | 1.06 to 1.52 | |
| Less severe comorbid diseases | 0.98 | 0.97 to 0.99 | |