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. 2011 Jul 27;66A(11):1258–1263. doi: 10.1093/gerona/glr122

Table 3.

Association Between Medical Conditions And Mobility Limitation by Sex, Patterns of Cognitive Aging Study

Medical Condition OR (95% CI)
Women Men
Major depressive symptoms 2.98 (1.55–5.71) 3.19 (1.33–7.65)
Cognitive impairment 0.88 (0.50–1.54) 1.40 (0.61–3.22)
Asthma 1.33 (0.74–2.41) 0.68 (0.21–2.21)
Arthritis 2.76 (1.67–4.55) 1.74 (0.80–3.79)
Cancer 0.69 (0.32–1.49) 1.00 (0.31–3.26)
Diabetes 2.14 (1.30–3.53) 2.33 (0.99–5.50)
Stroke 0.91 (0.47–1.77) 3.06 (1.06–8.87)
Hypertension 0.78 (0.39–1.59) 0.93 (0.38–2.29)
Heart trouble 2.36 (1.20–4.62) 0.80 (0.30–2.10)

Notes: Model adjusted for age, marital status, education, and income. CI = confidence interval; OR = odds ratio.