Table 3.

Descriptives for ADL index scores by gender, race, and age:

	Baseline		Discharge		Change		Dichotomous		Trichotomous
	Mean (SD)	Median	Mean (SD)	Median	Mean (SD)	Median	% decline	% no decline	% improve	% same	% decline
Gender:
Male	1.78(1.45)	1.60	1.06(1.37)	0.60	−0.72(1.12)	−0.52	14	86	69	17	14
Female	1.96(1.48)	1.80	1.23(1.43)	0.60	−0.73(1.10)	−0.53	14	86	71	15	14
Race:
White	1.87(1.45)	1.67	1.15(1.39)	0.60	−0.72(1.11)	−0.53	14	86	70	16	14
Black	1.94(1.53)	1.80	1.18(1.43)	0.60	−0.75(1.09)	−0.53	14	86	69	17	14
Hisp.	2.35(1.65)	2.13	1.52(1.62)	0.93	−0.82(1.13)	−0.60	13	87	71	16	13
Other minority
	2.25(1.61)	2.05	1.39(1.50)	0.80	−0.86(1.15)	−0.67	13	87	73	14	13
Age:
<65	1.56(1.39)	1.27	0.84(1.16)	0.40	−0.72(1.02)	−0.40	11	89	66	22	11
65–74	1.66(1.37)	1.47	0.89(1.21)	0.40	−0.77(1.08)	−0.53	12	88	70	18	12
75–84	1.81(1.41)	1.60	1.05(1.32)	0.60	−0.76(1.09)	−0.60	13	87	71	15.5	13
>=85	2.12(1.54)	1.92	1.45(1.55)	0.80	−0.68(1.14)	−0.52	16.5	83.5	69	14.5	16.5