Table 3.

Proportion of Female Centenarians Independent in Selected BADL and PADL Functions, by Housing and Cohort

	Living at Home		Living in Nursing Home		Test of Cohort Differences*
	1895 Cohort	1905 Cohort	1895 Cohort	1905 Cohort	Living at Home	Living in Nursing Home
Activities of daily living†	N (%)	N (%)	N (%)	N (%)	p Value	p Value
Can you take a bath?	10 (20.0)	31 (40.8)	6 (5.5)	9 (8.5)	.02	.38
Can you get dressed by yourself?	23 (46.0)	61 (79.2)	21 (19.1)	36 (34.3)	<.001	.01
Are you able to go to the toilet?	38 (76.0)	71 (92.2)	51 (46.4)	58 (54.2)	.01	.25
Can you get up from a chair/bed?	38 (76.0)	71 (92.2)	64 (58.2)	61 (57.0)	.01	.86
Can you eat without help?	36 (72.0)	70 (90.9)	63 (57.3)	65 (61.3)	<.01	.55
Are you able to walk around indoors?	37 (74.0)	72 (93.5)	61 (55.5)	68 (63.6)	<.01	.23
Are you able to get outdoors?‡	20 (40.0)	51 (70.8)	26 (23.6)	40 (55.6)	<.01	<.001
Are you able to walk on stairs?‡	21 (42.0)	49 (68.1)	12 (10.9)	25 (34.7)	<.01	<.001

^*Notes: As obtained by the chi-square test.

^†Proportion answering yes to the question (assistive devices allowed).

^‡Information missing for 42 women in the 1905 cohort.

BADL = Basic Activity of Daily Living; PADL = Physical Activity of Daily Living.