Table 2.
Prevalence of physical, ADL and IADL limitations by grip tertiles and physical activity.
| Low grip | Mid grip | High grip | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Low PA | High PA | Overall | Low PA | High PA | Overall | Low PA | High PA | |
| Physical | 1126 (76.4) | 698 (84.8) | 428 (65.9) | 1839 (58.4) | 1002 (70.9) | 837 (48.2) | 838 (47.5) | 395 (59.9) | 443 (40.0) |
| ADL | 438 (37.4) | 321 (45.6) | 117 (25.1) | 547 (25.6) | 337 (30.7) | 210 (20.1) | 232 (23.0) | 132 (28.2) | 100 (18.5) |
| IADL | 826 (57.6) | 556 (69.3) | 270 (42.8) | 1141 (37.1) | 689 (49.6) | 452 (26.7) | 437 (25.2) | 237 (36.1) | 200 (18.6) |
Note. Low grip ≤ 31.25 men, ≤ 18.5 women; high grip ≥ 43.5 men, ≥ 26.5 women. ADL limitations difficulty or inability with ≥1 dressing, eating, or getting out of bed. IADL ≥1 preparing meals, managing money, house/yard work.