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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Aging Health. 2011 Dec 29;24(3):367–383. doi: 10.1177/0898264311424208

Table 2. Relationships of Patient Sex and Rater With ADLs, IADLs, and CES-D.

Outcome Rater Mean outcome by patient sex and rater Sex difference (male minus female)a p value


Male patients Female patients Mean 95% CIb
ADLsc Proxy 3.22 2.83 0.40 [−0.46, 1.25] .37
Patient 3.26 2.56 0.70 [−0.07, 1.47] .08
IADLsd Proxy 3.25 3.37 −0.12 [−0.79, 0.56] .73
Patient 2.75 2.88 −0.13 [−0.74, 0.48] .68
CES-De Proxy 8.23 11.83 −3.60 [−6.89, 0.31] .02
Patient 11.46 12.72 −1.26 [−4.12, 1.61] .38
a

Mean among male patients minus mean among female patients.

b

CI = confidence interval.

c

ADLs = activities of daily living (range: 0-10).

d

IADLs = instrumental activities of daily living (range: 0-7).

e

CES-D = Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression scale (range: 0-60).