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Table 3 Adjusted Odds Ratios (AOR) and 95% Confidence Intervals (CI) from Binary Logistic Regression Analyses Predicting ADL, IADL, Mobility, and Frailty in Men and Women

From: Trends and biopsychosocial correlates of physical disabilities among older men and women in Taiwan: examination based on ADL, IADL, mobility, and frailty

Characteristic

Men (N = 2,038)

Women (N = 2,235)

Limitations in

ADL

Limitations in

IADL

Limitations in Mobility

Frailty

Limitations in

ADL

Limitations in

IADL

Limitations in Mobility

Frailty

AOR

95%CI

AOR

95%CI

AOR

95%CI

AOR

95%CI

AOR

95%CI

AOR

95%CI

AOR

95%CI

AOR

95%CI

Sociodemographic

 Age group (years, ref = 65–69)

  70–74

0.94

0.53–1.69

1.29

0.88–1.89

1.46

1.12–1.92

1.34

0.92–1.93

0.94

0.61–1.47

1.61

1.20–2.15

1.42

1.13–1.78

1.40

1.06–1.86

  75–79

1.58

0.92–2.72

1.98

1.36–2.87

2.31

1.75–3.05

1.94

1.34–2.81

2.20

1.45–3.34

2.71

1.98–3.71

2.72

2.07–3.57

2.08

1.53–2.81

  80–84

1.97

1.10–3.54

2.62

1.71–4.00

3.40

2.44–4.76

2.14

1.40–3.26

3.37

2.07–5.47

3.75

2.51–5.60

4.21

2.84–6.23

2.69

1.84–3.95

  85 + 

2.47

1.19–5.10

5.08

2.89–8.90

6.51

3.95–10.72

2.63

1.51–4.60

4.58

2.51–8.35

7.80

4.48–13.56

5.31

2.96–9.53

3.76

2.22–6.38

  Living alone

0.69

0.36–1.31

0.47

0.29–0.77

1.02

0.71–1.47

1.14

0.72–1.79

0.74

0.46–1.19

0.51

0.35–0.75

1.07

0.79–1.47

0.92

0.65–1.28

  Married/Partnered

0.63

0.40–0.98

0.75

0.54–1.04

0.85

0.65–1.12

0.85

0.60–1.19

0.92

0.67–1.28

0.79

0.62–1.01

0.91

0.74–1.12

0.89

0.70–1.13

 Level of education (ref = High)

  Low

0.91

0.50–1.67

1.98

1.25–3.14

1.31

0.94–1.82

1.24

0.80–1.92

1.66

0.47–5.90

2.86

1.19–6.90

1.28

0.72–2.29

1.89

0.82–4.37

  Medium

0.68

0.30–1.55

1.24

0.68–2.25

0.77

0.50–1.21

0.85

0.47–1.53

0.91

0.20–4.22

1.33

0.46–3.82

0.92

0.45–1.91

1.52

0.57–4.07

 Health condition

  Metabolic disease

1.62

1.08–2.43

1.79

1.35–2.37

1.52

1.23–1.88

1.62

1.23–2.14

1.47

1.05–2.05

1.33

1.04–1.69

1.45

1.19–1.78

1.55

1.22–1.97

  Heart disease

1.18

0.74–1.89

1.29

0.92–1.80

1.38

1.05–1.80

1.57

1.13–2.18

0.83

0.58–1.20

1.19

0.90–1.58

1.74

1.33–2.27

1.92

1.47–2.51

  Lung disease

1.82

1.11–2.98

1.96

1.34–2.85

1.96

1.41–2.74

1.50

1.01–2.22

2.13

1.31–3.45

1.53

0.99–2.34

1.64

1.07–2.50

1.55

1.01–2.39

  Cataracts

0.94

0.62–1.41

0.94

0.71–1.26

1.21

0.97–1.50

1.00

0.75–1.34

1.33

0.99–1.79

1.18

0.94–1.49

1.40

1.15–1.70

1.27

1.02–1.59

  Hearing impairment

0.91

0.32–2.60

2.40

1.19–4.82

1.23

0.65–2.34

1.31

0.62–2.75

2.49

0.96–6.46

2.49

0.97–6.41

1.16

0.44–3.06

1.15

0.43–3.07

  Cognitive impairment

3.64

2.38–5.57

3.12

2.21–4.38

1.95

1.45–2.63

1.96

1.38–2.78

1.29

0.94–1.78

1.93

1.49–2.49

1.08

0.84–1.37

1.19

0.92–1.53

Behavioral factors

 BMI (ref = Normal)

  Underweight

1.24

0.62–2.51

1.22

0.71–2.10

1.04

0.65–1.67

1.65

0.96–2.81

1.57

0.87–2.81

1.26

0.75–2.11

0.82

0.52–1.31

0.85

0.51–1.41

  Overweight

0.98

0.62–1.55

0.96

0.70–1.32

1.27

1.00–1.62

0.77

0.56–1.06

0.99

0.68–1.44

1.21

0.92–1.59

1.32

1.05–1.66

1.00

0.77–1.31

  Obese

1.08

0.63–1.86

1.01

0.70–1.47

1.92

1.45–2.54

1.13

0.79–1.62

1.58

1.09–2.28

1.63

1.22–2.17

2.00

1.55–2.58

1.20

0.91–1.59

  Exercise

0.34

0.23–0.51

0.70

0.53–0.91

0.70

0.57–0.86

0.39

0.30–0.50

0.51

0.37–0.70

0.8

0.63–1.01

0.77

0.63–0.94

0.42

0.33–0.52

  Falls

2.84

1.88–4.29

2.68

1.96–3.68

2.12

1.61–2.80

2.15

1.56–2.96

2.10

1.55–2.85

1.46

1.13–1.88

1.77

1.40–2.25

1.68

1.31–2.15

  Social engagement

0.42

0.26–0.66

0.47

0.35–0.63

0.82

0.66–1.01

0.28

0.21–0.38

0.39

0.27–0.55

0.49

0.39–0.62

0.64

0.53–0.78

0.32

0.26–0.41

  Depressive symptoms

2.21

1.36–3.60

2.43

1.68–3.50

2.82

1.99–4.00

8.50

5.82–12.42

2.72

1.89–3.92

3.61

2.67–4.90

3.37

2.37–4.78

10.89

7.65–15.50

 Diet

  Tea or coffee

0.58

0.40–0.86

0.72

0.55–0.95

0.73

0.59–0.91

0.57

0.43–0.74

0.70

0.51–0.96

0.89

0.70–1.12

0.68

0.56–0.83

0.66

0.53–0.83

  Protein

0.35

0.16–0.80

0.87

0.40–1.90

1.31

0.71–2.41

1.02

0.49–2.15

0.68

0.41–1.13

1.12

0.70–1.81

0.88

0.61–1.28

0.73

0.49–1.09

  Veggies

0.99

0.51–1.95

1.19

0.65–2.17

0.96

0.63–1.46

0.86

0.52–1.42

0.83

0.43–1.60

0.89

0.48–1.64

0.96

0.59–1.58

0.72

0.43–1.21

  Carbs

1.17

0.75–1.82

3.72

2.63–5.26

1.42

1.12–1.78

1.47

1.08–1.99

1.12

0.80–1.58

6.11

4.60–8.12

1.42

1.15–1.75

1.41

1.11–1.80

  Dairy

1.36

0.92–2.00

1.36

1.03–1.78

1.02

0.83–1.26

1.01

0.77–1.33

1.49

1.09–2.04

1.12

0.89–1.43

1.16

0.95–1.41

1.34

1.06–1.68

  1. Bold numbers indicate a significant difference (p < 0.05)