Influence of Adult Knee Height, Age at First Birth, Migration, and Current Age on Adult Physical Function of Bangladeshi Mothers and Daughters in the United Kingdom and Bangladesh

Table 4

Mean scores (and standard errors, s.e.) for the three subtests and total score of the short physical performance battery of lower body function for mothers and daughters residing in the UK or BD. The difference between the means is assessed by analysis of variance. Scores are unadjusted for the influence of other variables.

Mothers	BD (n = 22)	UK (n = 40)	F	P
	Mean (s.e)	Mean (s.e)
Balance	3.8 (0.2)	3.0 (0.1)	5.36	0.02
4 m walk	3.5 (0.2)	1.9 (0.1)	40.22	0.00
Chair rise	2.1 (0.2)	1.4 (0.2)	6.29	0.01
Final score	9.0 (0.4)	6.0 (0.3)	19.55	0.00
Daughters	BD (n = 22)	UK (n = 37)
Balance	4.0 (0.2)	4.0 (0.2)	0.59	NS
4 m walk	4.0 (0.2)	3.6 (0.1)	7.84	0.01
Chair rise	3.2 (0.2)	3.2 (0.2)	0.22	NS
Final score	11.2 (0.2)	10.8 (0.1)	2.76	NS