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. 2006 Nov 3;16(6):261–270. doi: 10.2188/jea.16.261

Table 5. Logistic regression estimating the risk of incident disability in different domains of physical function among initially nondisabled subjects.

Frequency of going
outdoors at baseline
Incident outcome at follow-up

Mobility disability IADL disability BADL disability



Crude OR Adjusted OR* Crude OR Adjusted OR* Crude OR Adjusted OR*
(95%CI) (95%CI) (95%CI) (95%CI) (95%CI) (95%CI)
Once a day or more 1 (reference) 1 (reference) 1 (reference)
 
Once per 2-3 days 2.90 1.78 1.98 1.48 2.97 1.76
(1.66-5.08) (0.91-3.47) (1.12-3.51) (0.75-2.93) (1.56-5.66) (0.81-3.85)
 
Once a week or less 8.46 4.02 4.67 2.65 4.45 1.41
(4.28-16.7) (1.77-9.14) (2.12-10.3) (1.06-6.58) (1.96-10.1) (0.54-3.66)
 
Hosmer & Lemeshow χ2 6.38 (d.f.=8) 7.41 (d.f.=8) 11.20 (d.f.=8)
P=0.604 P=0.493 P=0.190

IADL: instrumental activities of daily living, BADL: basic activities of daily living, OR: odds ratio, CI: confidence interval, d.f.: degree of freedom

* : Adjusted odds ratio for age, sex, mobility score, comorbidity, visual and hearing impairments, urinary incontinence, self-rated health, depressive mood, and cognitive function at baseline.