Table 4.

Three Most Important Causes of Disability Changes, 1996–2010

	53–58	59–64	65–70	71–76	77–82	83–88	53–58	59–64	65–70	71–76	77–82	83–88
	ADL limitations						IADL limitations
Age										−0.009
Black												−0.016
Education		−0.019	−0.015			−0.053	−0.013	−0.024	−0.024	−0.019	−0.040	−0.057
Diabetes	0.010	0.013		0.015	0.022	0.060	0.010				0.026	0.047
Stroke								0.009
Psychiatric	0.024	0.033	0.028	0.012	0.022		0.021	0.031	0.035	0.014
Arthritis			0.020	0.028	0.049	0.037					0.025
Obesity	0.012
	Mobility index						Large muscle index
Female			0.042									−0.017
Education	−0.021	−0.040				−0.073	−0.029	−0.040	−0.044		−0.033
Hypertension					0.040					0.026
Diabetes	0.021		0.042	0.032		0.069			0.033
Heart disease												0.017
Psychiatric	0.043	0.059					0.051	0.066
Arthritis			0.045	0.088	0.122	0.067			0.093	0.135	0.144	0.091
Obese	0.039	0.053	0.060	0.070	0.039		0.038	0.041		0.061	0.028
	Gross motor index						Fine motor index
Education		−0.030	−0.030			−0.070		−0.009			−0.013
Hypertension					0.022							−0.017
Diabetes	0.012		0.025	0.021	0.024	0.068	0.008	0.009	0.009
Psychiatric	0.030	0.041	0.036				0.013	0.015	0.018	0.006	0.013
Arthritis				0.042	0.072	0.051			0.016	0.022	0.036	0.025
Obese	0.017	0.020		0.032			0.004			0.010		0.014
Observations	5,698	7,226	4,613	6,166	4,369	2,649	5,698	7,226	4,613	6,166	4,369	2,649

Note. All coefficients are significant at the 5% level or better.