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. 2020 Jan 22;32(6):1153–1160. doi: 10.1007/s40520-019-01465-3

Table 2.

Frequency of impairment on patient reported measures in the interview before multiple myeloma diagnosis

Characteristic N (%)a
Physical impairment
 Difficulty with any ADL 22 (24%)
 Difficulty with any IADL 29 (32%)
 Difficulty with walking several blocks 34 (37%)
 Difficulty with climbing one flights of stairs 25 (27%)
Sensory impairment
 Vision Impairment 29 (32%)
 Hearing Impairment 20 (22%)
Patient experience
 Significant pain 20 (23%)
 Poor self-rated health 37 (40%)
 Depression 15 (19%)

aNumber of missing values for each variable is as follows: Difficulty was any ADL (1). Difficulty with any IADL (2), Difficulty with walking several blocks (1), Difficulty with climbing one flight of stairs (1), Significant pain (6), Depression (11)