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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2007 Nov 2.
Published in final edited form as: J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2007 Oct;62(10):1134–1141. doi: 10.1093/gerona/62.10.1134

Table 3.

Odds Ratios and 95% Confidence Intervals of Developing a Worsening of Functional Difficulty (an Increase in 2 or More Points on the 0–12 Scale) at 6-Year Follow-Up

Model No Impairment mMMSE Only Impaired Trails B Only Impaired Both Impaired
ADL
 Unadjusted 1.0 1.25 (0.92, 1.71) 2.37 (1.94, 2.89) 2.80 (1.95, 4.03)
 Age adjusted 1.0 1.14 (0.83, 1.56) 1.82 (1.48, 2.24) 1.84 (1.26, 2.69)
 Adjusted for age, education, comorbidities, GDS, baseline ADL 1.0 1.10 (0.77, 1.58) 1.48 (1.16, 1.89) 1.31 (0.84, 2.04)
IADL
 Unadjusted 1.0 1.22 (0.93, 1.58) 1.80 (1.50, 2.16) 2.44 (1.74, 3.41)
 Age adjusted 1.0 1.11 (0.85, 1.46) 1.39 (1.15, 1.68) 1.63 (1.15, 2.31)
 Adjusted for age, education, comorbidities, GDS, baseline ADL 1.0 1.09 (0.80, 1.49) 1.23 (0.98, 1.54) 1.22 (0.81, 1.83)

Note: mMMSE = modified Mini-Mental State Examination; Trails B = Trail Making Test B; ADL = Activities of Daily Living; GDS = Geriatric Depression Scale; IADL = Instrumental Activities of Daily Living.