Association between physical activity and physical and functional performance in non-institutionalized Mexican older adults: a cohort study

Table 4 Risk of dependence for the BADL and IADL and physical performance according to the categories of physical activity

	BADL^d				IADL^e				Physical Performance
	Model 1^b		Model 2^c		Model 1^b		Model 2^c		Model 1^b		Model 2^c
	OR^a	CI 95%	OR^a	CI 95%	OR^a	CI 95%	OR^a	CI 95%	OR^a	CI 95%	OR^a	CI 95%
Low PA (< 3.0 METs) or inactive	1.0	–	1.0	–	1.0	–	1.0	–	1.0	–	1.0	–
Insufficiently increased PA (≥ 3.0 < 6.0 METs)	0.95	0.50, 1.70	0.96	0.51, 1.72	0.28	0.12, 0.63	0.35	0.13, 0.95	0.27	0.14, 0.54	0.41	0.19, 0.91
Met the PA guidelines (≥ 6 METs)	0.60	0.05, 6.74	0.84	0.13, 4.18	0.11	0.05, 0.37	0.17	0.10, 0.80	0.09	0.03, 0.25	0.18	0.11, 0.58

^a Generalized estimating equation (GEE) models
^b Model 1: Unadjusted model
^c Model 2: Adjusted by age, sex, occupation, marital status, educational level, nutritional status, comorbidities, medicine use, depressive symptoms, cognitive level, tobacco, alcohol and drug use
^d Basic Activities of Daily Living
^e Instrumental Activities of Daily Living

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