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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Feb 12.
Published in final edited form as: J Psychosom Res. 2006 Sep;61(3):327–333. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2006.07.016

Table 3.

Risk of functional disability in persons with probable dementia

Adjusted Odds Ratio* 95% Confidence Interval P
Bathing 4.88 1.68-14.15 0.005
Dressing 2.88 0.89-9.35 0.076
Toileting 1.41 0.57-3.50 0.455
Arising/Transfering 2.73 0.95-7.85 0.062
Continence 2.01 0.39-10.20 0.392
Feeding 2.12 0.47-9.66 0.323
Walking 1.27 0.52-3.11 0.590
Climbing stairs 1.56 0.87-2.81 0.132
Reaching 2.37 0.97-5.77 0.057
Stooping 3.22 1.28-8.08 0.014
Griping 2.17 0.90-5.26 0.084
Shopping 1.86 1.08-3.18 0.026
Activities around the
house		 1.53 0.91-2.59 0.107
*

Odds ratio adjusted for sex and age.