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Table 4 Logistic regression: Associations between age group and substantial difficulty with functional activities

From: A profile of four patterns of vulnerability to functional decline in older general medicine patients in Victoria, Australia: a cross sectional survey

 

Age group

Substantial difficulty

70–74 years

75–84 years

85+ years

Walking across the room

   

 n (%)

31 (37.3)

88 (37.3)

92 (44.4)

 OR

n.a.

0.96

1.29

 95 % CI

n.a.

(0.57–1.61)

(0.76–2.18)

Bathing or showering

   

n (%)

34 (41)

128 (54.2)

125 (60.4)

 OR

n.a.

1.64

2.13*

 95 % CI

 

(0.98–2.73)

(1.27–3.60)

Shopping for personal items

   

n (%)

40 (48.2)

125 (53)

141 (68.1)

 OR

n.a.

1.21

2.30*

 95 % CI

n.a.

(0.73–2.00)

(1.37–3.86)

Managing money

   

n (%)

27 (32.5)

80 (33.9)

104 (50.2)

 OR

n.a.

1.06

2.12**

 95 % CI

n.a.

(0.625–1.81)

(1.24–3.61)

Light housework

   

n (%)

32 (38.6)

83 (35.2)

86 (41.5)

 OR

n.a.

0.85

1.12

 95 % CI

n.a.

(0.51–1.42)

(0.66–1.89)

  1. Bolding denotes presence of a statistically significant effect (p < .05); *p < .005; **p < .01; n.a. not applicable, reference group