Table 2.
Self-reported Disability in Activities of Daily Living Among InCHIANTI Study Participants Aged 65 and Older According to the Presence vs Absence of HP or KP (n = 1006)
| HP | KP | |||||
| Yes (n = 120) | No (n = 886) | p* | Yes (n = 225) | No (n = 781) | p* | |
| Personal care | ||||||
| Washing hands and face (%) | 2.5 | 2.3 | .901 | 1.8 | 2.5 | .406 |
| Taking a bath (%) | 11.6 | 10.9 | .826 | 10.2 | 11.2 | .355 |
| Dressing or undressing (%) | 5.7 | 5.3 | .638 | 5.8 | 5.2 | .638 |
| Eating (%) | 0.8 | 1.9 | .469 | 1.8 | 2.3 | .678 |
| Using the toilet (%) | 3.3 | 3.6 | .897 | 2.2 | 3.9 | .156 |
| Cutting toenails (%) | 31.7 | 18.8 | .002 | 29.6 | 17.7 | .001 |
| Mobility | ||||||
| Going to or rising from bed (%) | 3.3 | 3.8 | .863 | 4.0 | 3.7 | .815 |
| Indoor mobility (%) | 2.5 | 4.1 | .384 | 4.4 | 3.8 | .747 |
| Outdoor mobility (%) | 10.7 | 6.4 | .095 | 7.5 | 6.7 | .888 |
| Climbing or descending stairs (%) | 7.4 | 6.2 | .631 | 7.1 | 6.1 | .865 |
| Walking 400 m (%) | 13.1 | 8.8 | .148 | 8.8 | 9.4 | .339 |
| Going shopping (%) | 16.8 | 10.3 | .023 | 13.0 | 10.5 | .512 |
| Using public transport (%) | 24.8 | 17.0 | .047 | 22.2 | 16.6 | .254 |
| Housekeeping and IADL | ||||||
| Light household chores (%) | 6.8 | 8.1 | .924 | 7.8 | 8.0 | .681 |
| Heavy household chores (%) | 21.7 | 17.1 | .182 | 21.2 | 16.6 | .168 |
| Arms overhead (%) | 0.8 | 3.0 | .190 | 2.2 | 2.9 | .432 |
| Manual dexterity (%) | 6.6 | 5.5 | .670 | 6.6 | 5.3 | 0,665 |
| Carrying shopping bag (%) | 28.7 | 13.6 | <.001 | 22.7 | 13.3 | .007 |
| Laundry (%) | 9.6 | 11.5 | .892 | 11.5 | 11.1 | .474 |
Notes: HP = hip pain; IADL = instrumental activities of daily living; KP = knee pain.
*
Age and sex adjusted.