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Table 3 Distribution of participants across predictors and outcome levels

From: A protective personal factor against disability and dependence in the elderly: an ordinal regression analysis with nine geographically-defined samples from Spain

 

ICF WHODAS 2.0 (n = 377)

ADL (n = 377)

 

NP

MILD

MO/SE/EX

IND

IADL

PADL

Sex

 Women

84

98

64

96

102

48

 Men

75

40

16

53

55

23

Age

 75–79

85

69

22

91

64

21

 80–74

45

42

18

41

40

24

  ≥ 85

29

27

40

17

53

26

Comprehensibility

 Low

34

53

36

47

47

29

 Mid

58

45

19

50

53

19

 High

67

40

25

52

57

23

Manageability

 Low

40

55

31

54

49

23

 Mid

51

44

23

41

52

25

 High

68

39

26

54

56

23

Meaningfulness

 Low

28

53

40

36

54

31

 Mid

42

39

20

37

40

24

 High

89

46

20

76

63

16

Confidant available

 Yes

144

114

54

130

130

52

 No

15

24

24

19

27

19

Social contacts

  ≤ Monthly

22

20

20

17

31

14

 Biweekly

29

27

14

27

25

18

 Weekly

53

47

24

47

59

18

 Everyday

55

44

22

58

42

21

Social resources access

 Very difficult

1

3

16

0

6

14

 Difficult

1

4

15

2

13

5

 Neutral

3

5

8

6

7

6

 Easy

76

80

26

60

90

32

 Very easy

78

43

15

81

41

14

Town size

 1–10,000 hab.

50

45

43

59

51

28

  > 10,000 hab.

109

93

37

90

106

43

  1. Notes. NP No problem, MILD Mild disability, MO/SE/EX Moderate, severe and extreme disability, IND Independent in personal and instrumental activities of daily living, IALD Dependent in one or more instrumental activity of daily living only, PADL Dependent in one or more personal activity of daily living
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