Table 4.
Proportion of Centenarians Using Assistive Devices, by Sex and Cohort
| Women |
Men |
Test of Cohort Differences* |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ordinarily, do you use any of the following aids?† | 1895 Cohort N (%) |
1905 Cohort N (%) |
1895 Cohort N (%) |
1905 Cohort N (%) |
Women p Value |
Men p Value |
| Glasses | 133 (82.1) | 155 (82.5) | 42 (93.3) | 26 (72.2) | .93 | .01 |
| Hearing aid | 84 (51.6) | 107 (56.6) | 27 (60.0) | 23 (63.9) | .37 | .72 |
| Cane | 37 (22.8) | 63 (33.7) | 27 (60.0) | 13 (36.1) | .03 | .03 |
| Crutches | 7 (4.3) | 7 (3.7) | 4 (8.9) | 3 (8.3) | .78 | .93 |
| Walker | 75 (46.3) | 126 (67.4) | 13 (28.9) | 20 (55.6) | <.001 | .02 |
| Wheelchair | 52 (32.1) | 62 (33.3) | 8 (17.8) | 15 (41.7) | .81 | .02 |
| Elevated toilet seat | 22 (13.6) | 81 (43.6) | 5 (11.1) | 18 (50.0) | <.001 | <.001 |
| Handle/handgrip | 15 (9.3) | 100 (53.8) | 3 (6.7) | 21 (58.3) | <.001 | <.001 |
| Bathing chair | 35 (21.6) | 121 (65.4) | 12 (26.7) | 21 (58.3) | <.001 | <.01 |
| Balcony frame | 54 (33.3) | 45 (24.2) | 8 (17.8) | 18 (50.0) | .06 | <.01 |
*
Notes: As obtained by the chi-square test.
†
Proportion answering yes to the question.