Age-Related Health Hazards in Old Patients with First-Time Referral to a Rheumatologist: A Descriptive Study

Table 5

Spearman’s correlation between health status indicators and age-related risk factors.

	Comorbidities	Falls	Activity	Cognitive	Loneliness	Depressed M.
Physical function
HAQ-DI	.32*	.15	−.45**	.19	.26*	.55**
Pain	.07	−.07	−.23*	−.02	.03	.34**
Fatigue	.23*	−.03	−.27*	.05	.20*	.40**
Health hazards
Comorbidities	—	−.04	−.31*	−.14	.29*	.36**
Falls	−.04	—	−.01	−.03	.14	.20*
Activity level	−.31*	−.01	—	.25*	−.22	−.42**
Cognitive impairment	−.14	−.03	.25*	—	.18*	−.27*
Loneliness	.29*	.14	−.22	.18*	—	.44**
Depression	.36**	.20*	−.42**	−.27*	.44**	—

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