Table 2.

Activities of daily living in community-dwelling older women with fecal incontinence. Weighted

Variable	Unweighted Respondents N= 1,412	Daily/Weekly/Monthly fecal incontinence N=77	No/Yearly fecal incontinence N=1,335	P
Walking across the room				0.002
Independent	1201	72.5 (58.2–86.9)	88.1 (86.1–90.1)
Independent with difficulty	199	25.7 (11.5–40)	11.4 (9.5–13.2)
Dependent	12	1.7 (0–3.9)	0.5 (0.2–0.9)
Walking one block				<.001
Independent	958	48 (34–61.9)	73.8 (71–76.6)
Independent with difficulty	365	41.6 (27.3–55.8)	21.6 (19–24.1)
Dependent	88	10.5 (3.9–17.1)	4.6 (3.3–5.9)
Dressing				<.001
Independent	1193	64.2 (50.9–77.4)	86.6 (84.3–89)
Independent with difficulty	211	35 (21.8–48.2)	12.9 (10.7–15.1)
Dependent	8	0.8 (0–2)	0.5 (0–0.9)
Bathing or showering				<.001
Independent	1259	75 (63.9–86)	91.8 (90.1–93.4)
Independent with difficulty	141	23.6 (12.8–34.5)	7.6 (6.1–9.1)
Dependent	11	1.4 (0–3.6)	0.6 (0.1–1.1)
Eating				<.001
Independent	1339	79.7 (69.6–89.9)	96.4 (95.3–97.4)
Independent with difficulty	71	20.3 (10.1–30.4)	3.5 (2.5–4.5)
Dependent	2	0	0.1 (0–0.2)
Getting in and out of bed				0.001
Independent	1210	72.2 (59.8–84.6)	87.7 (85.3–90.1)
Independent with difficulty	197	27 (14.6–39.3)	12.1 (9.8–14.5)
Dependent	5	0.8 (0–2)	0.2 (0–0.5)
Using the toilet				<.001
Independent	1214	68.8 (56.4–81.1)	87.9 (86–89.8)
Independent with difficulty	196	30.8 (18.6–43.1)	12.1 (10.1–14)
Dependent	2	0.4 (0–1.2)	0.1 (0–0.2)
Composite functional statusa				<.001
Independent	836	36.8 (23.6–49.9)	64.5 (61.1–67.8)
Independent with difficulty	484	52.8 (39.3–66.2)	30.7 (27.6–33.8)
Dependent	92	10.5 (3.9–17.1)	4.9 (3.6–6.1)

All values listed a weighted estimate (95% Confidence Interval) unless otherwise specified.

^aComposite functional status Independent = no difficulty or dependence on any activity of daily living.

Independent with difficulty = difficulty on any activity of daily living (but no dependence for any ADLs) Dependent = dependence on any activity of daily living