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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Feb 3.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Geriatr Soc. 2013 Dec;61(12):2174–2180. doi: 10.1111/jgs.12543

Table 2. Mean BADL Difficulty, IADL Difficulty, and MMSE Scores by Race and Sex.

Race/Sex Groups BADL * Mean (SD) Score IADL ** Mean (SD) Score MMSE Mean (SD) Score
African American Women 2.1 (± 2.9) 2.7 (± 3.8) 23.4 (± 5.2)
Non-Hispanic White Women 1.4 (± 2.5) 1.9 (± 2.7) 27.7 (± 2.6)
African American Men 1.6 (± 3.2) 2.3 (± 3.9) 22.7 (± 5.4)
Non-Hispanic White Men 1.4 (± 2.7) 1.4 (± 2.6) 26.6 (± 3.5)
*

BADL (Basic Activities of Daily Living) Scores range from 0-21 where higher scores mean more difficulty

**

IADL (Instrumental Activities of Daily Living) Scores range from 0-18