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Table 5 Impairment in ICF Checklist body functions, WHODAS 2.0 disability and physical activity (hours/week)

From: Physical activity, body functions and disability among middle-aged and older Spanish adults

ICF Body Functions and WHODAS disability level

cMR a

aMR b (95% CI)

Mental

 Moderate

0.72

0.90 (0.79–1.04)

 Severe or extreme

0.14

0.37 (0.23–0.57)

Sensory and pain

 Moderate

1.04

1.28 (1.07–1.55)

 Severe or extreme

0.71

1.20 (0.95–1.51)

Voice and speech

 Moderate

0.68

1.00 (0.74–1.34)

 Severe or extreme

0.51

1.09 (0.80–1.50)

Cardiovascular and respiratory

 Moderate

0.87

1.00 (0.87–1.14)

 Severe or extreme

0.76

1.09 (0.73–1.62)

Digestive and endocrine

 Moderate

0.94

0.95 (0.84–1.09)

 Severe or extreme

0.78

0.81 (0.60–1.09)

Genitourinary and reproductive

 Moderate

0.93

0.94 (0.81–1.11)

 Severe or extreme

0.69

0.86 (0.75–0.99)

Neuromusculoskeletal and movement

 Moderate

0.91

0.99 (0.86–1.13)

 Severe or extreme

0.24

0.54 (0.42–0.71)

Skin

 Moderate

0.93

0.93 (0.77–1.13)

 Severe or extreme

0.62

0.96 (0.74–1.25)

WHODAS 2.0 disability

 Moderate

0.79

0.89 (0.66–1.20)

 Severe to complete

0.40

0.61 (0.44–0.85)

  1. cMR crude mean ratio, CI confidence interval, aMR adjusted mean ratio, WHODAS World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule. The reference groups are “none or mild impairment” for body functions, and “no or mild disability” for WHODAS 2.0
  2. aRatio of mean number of hours per week of subjects within each level of impairment to those of the reference category (no/mild impairment), obtained from negative binomial models
  3. bRatio of mean number of hours per week of subjects within each level of impairment to those of the reference category (no/mild impairment), obtained from negative binomial models, adjusted for sex, age (years), urban or rural setting, institutionalization (yes/no), body mass index, number of chronic diseases, cognitive status (MEC score, the Spanish version of the Mini-Mental Status Examination), and degree of impairment in the remaining body functions (in continuous form, with values from 0 to 100%). We followed a similar approach with disability, as measured by the WHODAS 2.0 score