Table 2. Functional disability among 699 patients admitted to an urban safety-net hospital.
| All participants (N=699) |
55-59 years (N=166) |
60-69 years (N=339) |
≥70 years (N=194) |
P valueb | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADL disability, No. (%)a | 198 (28.3) | 48 (28.9) | 70 (20.7) | 80 (41.2) | <.001 |
| Bathing | 142 (20.3) | 35 (21.1) | 51 (15.1) | 56 (29.2) | <.001 |
| Dressing | 139 (19.9) | 34 (20.5) | 46 (13.6) | 59 (30.4) | <.001 |
| Transferring | 117 (16.8) | 24 (14.5) | 43 (12.8) | 50 (25.9) | <.001 |
| Eating | 85 (12.2) | 15 (9.0) | 34 (10.1) | 36 (18.6) | .006 |
| Toileting | 58 (8.3) | 16 (9.6) | 21 (6.2) | 21 (10.8) | 0.14 |
| IADL disability, No. (%)c | 354 (50.6) | 60 (36.1) | 100 (29.6) | 122 (62.9) | <.001 |
| Shopping | 260 (37.7) | 53 (32.5) | 97 (29.1) | 110 (57.0) | <.001 |
| Light housework | 235 (34.1) | 49 (30.6) | 83 (25.1) | 102 (53.4) | <.001 |
| Meal preparation | 228 (33.0) | 49 (30.1) | 79 (23.7) | 100 (51.8) | <.001 |
| Transportation | 186 (26.7) | 35 (21.1) | 62 (18.3) | 88 (46.1) | <.001 |
| Medication management | 135 (21.0) | 31 (20.7) | 45 (14.8) | 59 (31.4) | <.001 |
| Money management | 122 (17.7) | 28 (16.9) | 39 (11.8) | 55 (28.7) | <.001 |
| Using the telephone | 42 (6.0) | 12 (7.2) | 11 (3.3) | 19 (9.8) | .007 |
Abbreviations: ADL, activity of daily living; IADL, instrumental activity of daily living.
a
ADL disability defined as need for help performing ≥1 ADLs.
b
P value calculated using chi-square tests.
c
IADL disability defined as need for help performing ≥2 IADLs.