. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Sep 25.

Published in final edited form as: J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2008 Nov;63(11):1186–1192. doi: 10.1093/gerona/63.11.1186

Table 2.

Number of Self-Reported BADLs Performed Independently, by Sex

	Women			Men
	1895 Cohort		1905 Cohort	1895 Cohort		1905 Cohort
BADLs performed independently, n (%)	N = 162		N = 189	N = 45		N = 36
5 (Nondisabled)	16 (9.9)		39 (20.6)	12 (26.7)		8 (22.2)
3 or 4 (Moderately disabled)	67 (41.4)		81 (42.9)	19 (42.2)		14 (38.9)
0–2 (Severely disabled)	79 (48.8)		69 (36.5)	14 (31.1)		14 (38.9)
p value^*		p = .008			p = .75

Notes: As obtained by the chi-square test.

BADLs = Basic Activities of Daily Living.