Table 5.

Daily Activities by Extent of Mobility Difficulties

	Extent of Mobility Difficulties
Instrumental Activities of Daily Living	None	Minor	Moderate	Major
% with problems performing activity*
Meals†	0.3	3.2	9.6	33.0
Shopping‡	0.6	5.4	14.8	42.4
Heavy housework§	2.4	27.5	52.4	73.5
Light housework∥	0.3	5.4	16.1	42.9
Adjusted odds ratio (95% confidence interval) of reporting problems performing activity¶
Meals	1.0	7.5 (6.0 to 9.5)#	18.8 (15.0 to 23.5)#	92.4 (76.0 to 112.4)#
Shopping	1.0	7.2 (6.0 to 8.6)#	20.0 (17.0 to 23.8)#	83.6 (71.9 to 97.1)#
Heavy housework	1.0	10.8 (9.9 to 11.9)#	30.0 (27.5 to 32.9)#	65.6 (59.2 to 72.6)#
Light housework	1.0	15.3 (12.5 to 18.7)#	46.3 (37.4 to 57.3)#	192.8 (159.4 to 233.0)#

^*Rates are adjusted for age category and gender.

^†Meals indicates preparing their own meals.

^‡Shopping indicates shopping for personal items, such as toilet items or medicine.

^§Heavy housework indicates doing heavy work around the house like scrubbing floors, washing windows, and doing heavy yard work.

^∥Light housework indicates doing light work around the house like doing dishes, straightening up, light cleaning, or taking out the trash.

^¶Adjusted for age; gender; race (white, African American, other); ethnicity (Hispanic); high school education or less; household income (< $15,000, $15,000 to <$30,000, $30,000 to <$50,000, ($50,000); living alone; reporting being frequently depressed or anxious; reporting being frequently confused, disoriented, or forgetful.

^#P < .0001.