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Table 5 Associations Between Sensory Disabilities and Assistance Needed with Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL) Among Disabled Males 55–64 Years, 1991 Health and Activity Limitation Survey n = 267,918)*

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

32.2

0.81 (0.67–0.98)

59.7

2.03 (1.20–3.43)

48.9

1.27 (0.87–1.83)

28.0

0.72 (0.59–0.88)

Heavy Chores

26.3

0.77 (0.63–0.92)

39.5

1.18 (0.71–1.96)

38.6

1.12 (0.77–1.63)

23.7

0.74 (0.61–0.91)

Grocery Shopping

10.6

0.84 (0.64–1.10)

35.1

2.75 (1.59–4.75)

25.1

1.70 (1.08–2.66)

6.9

0.54 (0.40–0.73)

Housework

10.1

0.79 (0.61–1.04)

33.0

2.41 (1.38–4.20)

18.0

1.18 (0.72–1.94)

7.4

0.64 (0.48–0.87)

Meal Preparation

6.7

0.89 (0.64–1.24)

24.5

3.19 (1.73–5.88)

16.8

1.67 (0.98–2.82)

4.1

0.51 (0.35–0.75)

Personal Finances

7.0

1.12 (0.81–1.57)

24.3

3.14 (1.71–5.77)

14.7

1.70 (0.98–2.96)

4.7

0.73 (0.50–1.05)

Personal Care

6.5

1.50 (1.05–2.15)

-

0.29 (0.08–1.11)

8.2

1.51 (0.76–3.01)

6.5

1.75 (1.22–2.51)

Moving Around Residence

2.2

1.30 (0.69–2.42)

-

0.47 (0.08–2.85)

-

2.03 (0.71–5.77)

2.0

1.30 (0.69–2.45)

  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 ** Cell entries denoted by "-" are based on an unweighted n of less than 15 and have been suppressed due to the instability of the estimate. † 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.