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. 2012 May 30;53(6):3201–3206. doi: 10.1167/iovs.12-9469

Table 2. .

IADL Disability for Individual Tasks by Disease Status


IADL Disablity, % (n)

Controls (n = 60)

Glaucoma (n = 84)

AMD (n = 47)
Any IADL Disability 18.3 (11) 25 (21) 44.7 (21)†
Individual Task Disability
 Preparing meals 0 7.1 (6)* 8.5 (4)*
 Grocery shopping 1.7 (1) 15.5 (13)† 25.5 (12)†
 Managing money 0 4.8 (4) 19.2 (9)†
 Using phone 0 3.6 (3) 6.4 (3)*
 Heavy housework 13.3 (8) 16.7 (14) 29.8 (14)*
 Light housework 1.7 (1) 0 4.3 (2)
 Traveling beyond walking distance 3.33 (2) 14.3 (12)* 29.8 (14)†
 Taking medications 0 3.6 (3) 8.5 (4)*

IADL disability defined as needing help with a task or being unable to perform a task even with help.

*

P < 0.05.

P < 0.01 in unadjusted analyses comparing either the glaucoma or AMD group with controls.