Table 3.
Demographic and Functional Characteristics of Those with Incident Driving Restriction or Cessation, Compared with Other Drivers
| Incident Driving Restriction or Cessation |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continue (n = 1143) |
Restrict (n = 41) |
Stop Driving (n = 18) |
Unadjusted P |
P* | |||
| Demographics | |||||||
| Age, mean (SD) | 74.9 (5.1) | 75.7 (5.6) | 78.6 (4.7) | 0.015 | 0.012† | ||
| Women (%) | 47.5 | 87.8 | 50.0 | <0.001 | <0.001‡ | ||
| Blacks (%) | 12.1 | 17.1 | 16.7 | 0.27 | 0.23§ | ||
| Education, mean years (SD) | 13.7 (5.4) | 12.4 (3.5) | 13.6 (3.6) | 0.02 | 0.02§ | ||
| General health | |||||||
| GDS score, mean (SD) | 3.5 (3.4) | 4.9 (3.3) | 6.2 (4.5) | 0.0001 | 0.0009§ | ||
| Arthritis (%) | 55.7 | 63.4 | 88.9 | 0.02 | 0.10§ | ||
| Stroke (%) | 9.0 | 9.8 | 11.1 | 0.8 | 0.49§ | ||
| Parkinson's disease (%) | 0.6 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.20§ | ||
| Medications (n) | 6.4 (4.3) | 6.4 (3.4) | 6.8 (3.8) | 0.8 | 0.9§ | ||
| Using CNS medications (%) | 12.9 | 12.2 | 16.7 | 0.9 | 0.8§ | ||
| Cognitive function | |||||||
| Attention | |||||||
| Visual attention extent, mean deg (SD) | 12.8 (5.1) | 11.8 (5.3) | 8.0 (6.3) | 0.005 | 0.02 § | ||
| Visuospatial | |||||||
| Visuomotor integration, mean raw score (SD) | 18.4 (3.4) | 16.5 (3.6) | 16.1 (4.3) | <0.001 | <0.001§ | ||
| Psychomotor speed and visual scanning | |||||||
| Time TMT Part A in seconds, mean (SD) | 48.5 (21.7) | 60.1 (35.2) | 84.2 (66.5) | <0.001 | <0.001§ | ||
| Executive function | |||||||
| Time TMT Part B in seconds, mean (SD) | 124.7 (71.9) | 133.7 (76.3) | 170.9 (77.8) | 0.068 | 0.03 § | ||
| Visual function | |||||||
| LogMar, mean visual acuity (SD) | −0.01 (0.11) | 0.04 (0.15) | 0.08 (0.014) | <0.001 | 0.0006§ | ||
| Contrast sensitivity, better eye mean (SD) | 35.3 (2.2) | 34.4 (2.7) | 32.4 (4.1) | <0.001 | <0.001§ | ||
| Bilateral VF points missing, mean (SD) | 1.98 (5.1) | 1.8 (3.8) | 9.8 (17.1) | 0.007 | 0.001§ | ||
Bold indicates statistical significance.
For analysis, those who restricted or stopped driving were combined.
Adjusted for sex.
Adjusted for age.
Adjusted for age and sex.