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. 2016 Mar 8;16:64. doi: 10.1186/s12877-016-0235-0

Table 2.

Population estimates by stages assigned according to alternative strategies for classifying those who do not do Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADLs) for reasons other than health or physical problems

IADL stage Multiple imputation strategy Complete case strategya Low prevalence estimate strategyb High prevalence estimate strategyc
% (std) % (std) % (std) % (std)
Total Population
 0 57.2 (0.8) 57.9 (0.8) 60.0 (0.8) 52.2 (0.8)
 I 19.6 (0.5) 18.1 (0.5) 17.6 (0.5) 20.2 (0.5)
 II 9.8 (0.3) 9.6 (0.4) 9.2 (0.3) 11.9 (0.4)
 III 11.1 (0.3) 11.9 (0.4) 10.8 (0.3) 13.0 (0.4)
 IV 2.3 (0.2) 2.6 (0.2) 2.3 (0.1) 2.7 (0.2)
Gender = Male
 0 62.8 (0.9) 64.1 (0.9) 66.7 (0.8) 55.6 (0.9)
 I 15.2 (0.6) 12.7 (0.6) 12.7 (0.5) 15.0 (0.6)
 II 8.1 (0.4) 7.6 (0.3) 7.1 (0.3) 12.7 (0.4)
 III 12.0 (0.5) 13.4 (0.6) 11.6 (0.5) 14.4 (0.6)
 IV 1.9 (0.2) 2.2 (0.2) 1.9 (0.2) 2.4 (0.2)
Gender = Female
 0 52.6 (0.9) 53.1 (1.0) 54.6 (0.9) 49.4 (0.9)
 I 23.4 (0.6) 22.2 (0.6) 21.7 (0.6) 24.6 (0.6)
 II 11.0 (0.5) 11.1 (0.5) 10.9 (0.5) 11.3 (0.5)
 III 10.4 (0.4) 10.7 (0.4) 10.2 (0.4) 11.8 (0.4)
 IV 2.7 (0.2) 2.9 (0.2) 2.7 (0.2) 2.9 (0.2)

aDoes not do for reason other than health or physical problem is not included in the subsample

bDoes not do for reason other than health or physical problem coded as “no difficulty”

cDoes not do for reason other than health or physical problem coded as “difficulty”