Table 1.

Life Expectancy (years) in Various States of Functional Health According to Age, Gender, and Initial Functional Status Using 1988–1990 Established Populations for Epidemiologic Studies of the Elderly Data

Age	Initial Functional Category	Life Expectancy in Years in Each Functional Status
		Women				Men
		Independent Years	Mobility-Disabled Years	ADL-Disabled Years	Total Years	Independent Years	Mobility-Disabled Years	ADL-Disabled Years	Total Years
70	Independent	10.0	4.0	2.7	16.7	8.5	2.6	1.0	12.1
	Mobility disabled	7.3	5.6	2.8	15.7	5.6	4.1	1.1	10.7
	ADL disabled	3.0	2.9	5.6	11.5	1.6	1.5	3.4	6.5
75	Independent	7.0	3.6	2.6	13.2	6.0	2.4	1.0	9.4
	Mobility disabled	4.0	5.2	2.8	12.0	2.9	3.8	1.1	7.9
	ADL disabled	1.1	1.8	5.3	8.2	0.5	0.8	3.1	4.4
80	Independent	4.7	3.2	2.4	10.3	4.1	2.2	0.9	7.2
	Mobility disabled	2.0	4.4	2.7	9.0	1.4	3.3	1.0	5.7
	ADL disabled	0.4	1.0	4.7	6.0	0.2	0.4	2.6	3.1
85	Independent	3.3	2.9	1.8	8.0	2.9	2.1	0.7	5.8
	Mobility disabled	1.0	3.6	2.3	6.9	0.7	2.8	0.9	4.4
	ADL disabled	0.1	0.5	4.0	4.6	0.0	0.2	2.1	2.3

Note: ADL = activities of daily living.