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Table 4 Associations Between Sensory Disabilities and Assistance Needed with Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL) Among Disabled Females 65 Years and Older, 1991 Health and Activity Limitation Survey (n = 687,508)*

From: The relationship between sensory impairment and functional independence among elderly

IADL Restriction

SD and/or HD (Total)

SD-HD

SD-HA

HD-SA

 

%

Adj OR** (95% CI)

%

Adj OR** (95% CI)

%

Adj OR** (95% CI)

%

Adj OR** (95% CI)

Any Activity

68.7

0.73 (0.57–0.93)

80.0

1.26 (0.84–1.88)

73.0

1.20 (0.88–1.64)

61.3

0.64 (0.50–0.82)

Heavy Chores

53.4

0.82 (0.66–1.02)

58.5

1.19 (0.86–1.64)

50.8

0.85 (0.65–1.11)

53.0

0.86 (0.69–1.08)

Grocery Shopping

38.5

0.95 (0.75–1.20)

50.9

1.15 (0.83–1.59)

39.6

1.00 (0.74–1.34)

32.6

1.02 (0.79–1.30)

Housework

36.6

0.89 (0.70–1.13)

51.5

1.32 (0.95–1.82)

33.2

0.70 (0.51–0.94)

32.5

1.02 (0.79–1.31)

Meal Preparation

17.2

0.72 (0.55–0.96)

29.8

1.47 (1.02–2.10)

14.2

0.68 (0.46–0.99)

13.7

0.74 (0.54–1.02)

Personal Finances

22.2

0.93 (0.72–1.22)

30.1

1.19 (0.85–1.68)

18.1

0.69 (0.49–0.98)

21.5

1.12 (0.86–1.48)

Personal Care

14.3

1.26 (0.89–1.79)

26.6

1.84 (1.26–2.69)

16.2

1.21 (0.82–1.79)

8.1

0.66 (0.45–0.98)

Moving Around Residence

8.0

0.94 (0.62–1.43)

10.3

1.03 (0.62–1.70)

6.2

0.78 (0.45–1.33)

7.8

1.30 (0.85–1.99)

  1. Note: SD-HA = Seeing Disabled, Hearing Able; HD-SA = Hearing Disabled, Seeing Able; SD-HD = Seeing Disabled, Hearing Disabled; SD and/or HD (Total) = Seeing Disabled and/or Hearing Disabled * n = Weighted sample size ** Adjusted for all demographic variables, including Regions of Canada. Referent for the odds ratios compares respondents in each of the sensory disability categories (e.g. SD-HA) with all other persons in the HALS who were classified as disabled.