Table 2 -.

Frequency of Specific IADL Items Endorsed by Incident Cognitive Impairment

Variables			Incident cognitive impairment n = 1,132	No incident cognitive impairment n = 13,321
Instrumental Activities of Daily Living	Difficulty	Assistance
Doing household chores	2,007 (13.9%)	1,100 (7.6%)	329 (29%)	2,778 (20.8%)
Purchasing items at the store	804 (5.6%)	785 (5.4%)	242 (21.4%)	1,347 (10.1%)
Planning and preparing meals	1000 (6.9%)	967 (6.7%)	283 (25%)	1,684 (12.7%)
Managing your money, such as paying bills	477 (3.3%)	650 (4.5%)	248 (21.9%)	879 (6.6%)
Using a telephone or cell phone	458 (3.2%)	107 (0.7%)	97 (8.5%)	468 (3.5%)
Taking medications on time and as prescribed by the doctor	630 (4.4%)	255 (1.8%)	150 (13.2%)	735 (5.6%)
Traveling by vehicle to places beyond walking distance	668 (4.6%)	1,217 (8.4%)	354 (31.2%)	1,531 (11.5%)
1–2 IADL difficulty or assistance needed			358 (31.6%)	2,868 (21.5%)
3–4 IADL difficulty or assistance needed			141 (12.5%)	904 (6.8%)
5+ IADL difficulty or assistance needed			125 (11%)	455 (3.4%)