Table 1.
Prevalence of disability
| Weighted N | Disability on ADL1 % (95% CI)* |
Disability on IADL2 % (95% CI)* |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Entire Group | 2152 | 3.0 (2.3, 3.9) | 9.1 (7.9, 10.4) |
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| Gender | |||
| Female | 1157 | 3.4 (2.3, 5.0) | 11.9 (9.7,14.5) |
| Male | 995 | 2.7 (1.8, 4.0) | 7.1 (5.7,8.8) |
| x2=0.74;p=0.39 | x2=10.68;p<0.01 | ||
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| Age, yr | |||
| 65-69 | 747 | 1.1 (0.5,2.1) | 4.0 (2.6,6.0) |
| 70-74 | 483 | 1.9 (0.9,3.9) | 6.3 (3.9,10.2) |
| 75-79 | 300 | 3.9 (2.2,7.3) | 9.9 (6.8,14.2) |
| 80+ | 622 | 8.7 (6.3,11.9) | 25.9 (22.5,30.0) |
| x2=14.06;p=0.001 | x2=30.07;p<0.001 | ||
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| Marital Status | |||
| Currently married | 1127 | 2.2 (1.4, 3.3) | 6.4 (4.9,8.2) |
| Separated/Divorced/Widowed | 1025 | 4.4 (3.1, 6.2) | 13.7 (10.9,17.0) |
| x2=7.0;p<0.001 | x2=15.52;p<0.001 | ||
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| Residence | |||
| Urban | 529 | 4.7 (3.2, 6.8) | 14.8 (11.1,19.4) |
| Semi-urban | 900 | 2.5 (1.7, 3.5) | 7.8 (6.3,9.5) |
| Rural | 723 | 2.3 (1.1, 4.7) | 6.2 (4.7,8.1) |
| x2=2.79;p<0.07 | x2=12.68;p<0.001 | ||
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| Years of Education | |||
| 0 | 1142 | 2.5 (1.8, 3.4) | 7.24 (5.9,8.8) |
| 1-6 | 520 | 3.9 (2.3, 6.6) | 11.2 (8.5,14.7) |
| 7-12 | 298 | 3.0 (1.3, 6.9) | 11.3 (7.5,16.7) |
| 13+ | 172 | 3.7 (1.6,8.2) | 10.88 (6.5,17.6) |
| x2=0.78;p =0.503 | x2=2.59;p =0.58 | ||
1
Activities of daily living, rated on the Katz scale.
2
Instrumental activities of daily living, rated on the Nagi scale.
*
95% Confidence Interval