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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2007 Mar 7.
Published in final edited form as: Med Care. 2000 Sep;38(9 Suppl):II28–II42. doi: 10.1097/00005650-200009002-00007

Table 1.

Item Means, Standard Deviations, and Percent Not Limited for 9 Physical Functioning Items

Item Mean (SD) Not Limited, %
Vigorous activities 1.97 (0.86) 45
Walking >1 mile 2.22 (0.84) 49
Climbing 1 flight of stairs 2.37 (0.76) 55
Shopping 2.61 (0.68) 72
Walking 1 block 2.63 (0.64) 72
Preparing meals or doing laundry 2.67 (0.63) 75
Bathing or dressing 2.80 (0.49) 84
Getting around inside your home 2.81 (0.47) 84
Feeding yourself 2.90 (0.36) 91

Items are scored 1 = yes, limited a lot; 2 = yes, limited a little; and 3 = no, not limited at all.