Figure 1.

Associations between physical impairment (short physical performance battery, SPPB) and difficulty with activities of daily living (ADL) by the presence of clutter inside the home, for men: National Health and Aging Trends Study, 2012. Predicted ADL scores for an average White man, age 65–74, married, with a high school education, an average number of chronic conditions, and no signs of physical disrepair inside the home are plotted for no impairment (SPPB = 0), a clinical cut point for a significantly increased risk for developing mobility difficulty (SPPB = 2), and at a clinically high level of impairment (SPPB = 5; Vasunilashorn et al., 2009). Results were similar for all men regardless of race.