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. 2011 Oct 29;22(6):831–835. doi: 10.1093/eurpub/ckr150

Table 3.

Association of level of and change in physical activity with having one or more limitations on ADL and IADL score

N ADL
IADL
% (n) ORa (95% CI) % (n) ORa (95% CI)
Exercise at Phase 1
    Active 568 18.7 (106) 1.0 13.2 (75) 1.0
    Moderately active 236 25.0 (59) 1.43 (0.99–2.07) 18.6 (44) 1.36 (0.90–2.08)
    Inactive 149 29.5 (44) 1.53 (0.99–2.35) 24.2 (36) 1.72 (1.07–2.75)
Exercise at Phase 9
    Active 533 14.6 (78) 1.0 9.4 (50) 1.0
    Moderately active 189 22.2 (42) 1.73 (1.13–2.64) 16.4 (31) 1.91 (1.17–3.11)
    Inactive 178 39.9 (71) 3.69 (2.47–5.52) 28.1 (50) 3.29 (2.09–5.19)
Exercise at Phases 1 and 9
    Unchanged exercise
        Active 361 15.0 (54) 1.0 9.4 (34) 1.0
        Moderately active 48 20.8 (10) 1.62 (0.75–3.49) 14.6 (7) 1.63 (0.67–3.95)
        Inactive 49 38.8 (19) 2.84 (1.44–5.59) 32.7 (16) 3.49 (1.69–7.23)
Changed exercise
    Increased activityb 198 18.2 (36) 1.18 (0.73–1.88) 12.6 (25) 1.26 (0.72–2.20)
    Decreased activityc 216 30.1 (65) 2.42 (1.59–3.68) 19.9 (43) 2.27 (1.38–3.71)

a: OR adjusted for age, sex, socio-economic position and number of times and phase at which functioning was measured

b: Increased activity: inactive to moderate; inactive to vigorous; moderate to vigorous

c: Decreased activity: vigorous to inactive + vigorous to moderate + moderate to inactive