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. 2021 Jan 12;21:39. doi: 10.1186/s12877-020-01995-w

Table 2.

Description of answers in IADL item according to gender

Total Men Women
n = 2391 % n = 917 % n = 1474 %
Number of answers “has never carried out … “
 0 1509 63.11 286 31.19 1223 82.97
 At least 1 activity 882 36.88 631 68.81 251 17.03
Detailed answers by item of IADLa
 Has never used phone 10 0.42 7 0.76 3 0.2
 Has never taken his/her medicine 48 2.01 24 2.62 24 1.63
 Has never handle his/her finance 400 16.73 178 19.41 222 15.06
 Has never done laundry 572 23.92 563 61.4 9 0.61
 Has never done shopping 70 2.93 66 7.2 4 0.27
 Has never prepared meals 309 12.92 304 33.15 5 0.34
 Has never done housekeeping 240 10.04 237 25.85 3 0.2

a note that the item transportation is not included as everyobody has used it once