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Table 3 Association between adherence to Mediterranean diet and annual decline in walking speed (m/s) and chair stands (s) over the 12-year follow-up (N = 1686)

From: Mobility and muscle strength trajectories in old age: the beneficial effect of Mediterranean diet in combination with physical activity and social support

 

Model I

Model II

β (95% CI)

p-value

β (95% CI)

p-value

Walking speed (m/s)

Continuous

0.001 (0.0001;0.002)

0.035

0.001 (0.0002;0.002)

0.024

Categorical

Low

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Moderate

0.002 (-0.003;0.007)

0.446

0.002 (-0.003;0.007)

0.347

High

0.005 (0.001;0.010)

0.020

0.005 (0.001; 0.010)

0.013

Chair stands (s)

Continuous

-0.014 (-0.025;-0.003)

0.009

-0.014 (-0.025; -0.004)

0.008

Categorical

Low

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Moderate

-0.021 (-0.068;0.026)

0.381

-0.023 (-0.070;0.024)

0.343

High

-0.063 (-0.105;-0.022)

0.003

-0.064 (-0.105;-0.022)

0.003

  1. Model I: adjusted by sex, age, education level
  2. Model II: adjusted additionally by civil status, number chronic diseases at baseline, dietary supplements and death/dropouts
  3. Low, moderate and high levels of adherence to Mediterranean diet categorized according to the tertiles of the distribution. CI Confidence interval
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International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

ISSN: 1479-5868

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