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. 2020 Jun 30;40(3):546–556. doi: 10.7705/biomedica.5380
ADL n (%) p or mean (SD) 95%CI p
Variable Dressing Bathing Eating Getting into/out of bed Toileting
Age 1.05 (1.02-1.08) <0.001 1.07 (1.01-1.16) 0.037 1.05 (1.01-1.10) 0.014 1.01 (0.98-1.04) 0.414 1.04 (1.03-1.05) <0.001
Gender (male) 1.35 (0.90-2.01) 0.136 1.54 (0.82-2.90) 0.178
Good financial situation 1.06 (0.67-1.70) 0.783 0.54 (0.28-1.03) 0.062 0.64 (0.48-0.87) 0.005
Marital status (Single) 1.04 (0.68-1.60) 0.844 0.53 (0.14-2.02) 0.360 0.98 (0.82-2.90) 0.178 1.02 (0.67-1.54) 0.933 0.96 (0.70-1.30) 0.807
Pain 2.28 (1.53-3.40) <0.001 1.48 (1.01-2.16) 0.041 1.30 (1.06-1.58) 0.011
Education 0.98 (0.94-1.02) 0.382 0.94 (0.83-1.07) 0.254 0.93 (0.86-1.00) 0.063 0.96 (0.91-1.00) 0.062
Comorbidities 1.30 (1.07-1.57) 0.08 1.13 (0.71-1.80) 0.617 1.12 (0.83-1.53) 0.451 1.16 (0.95-1.41) 0.134 1.33 (1.20-1.47) <0.001
Depression 1.49 (1.05-2.12) 0.025 2.67 (0.98-7.28) 0.054 1.45 (0.80-2.65) 0.220 1.61 (1.11-2.34) 0.012 1.23 (1.01-1.50) 0.043
Cognitive impairment 1.78 (0.47-6.71) 0.392
Medical visits last year 1.38 (0.77-2.47) 0.285     1.38 (0.86-2.19) 0.176 1.26 (0.96-1.66) 0.096

ADL: Basic activities of daily living for which help is required or subjects were unable to perform