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Table 3 Association between ADL limitations and physical examination stratified by gender

From: Activities of daily living limitations and the use of physical examination among older adults with informal care in China: do gender and residence make differences?

Variable

Male (n = 4020)

Female (n = 4338)

Model 1a

 

Model 2b

 

Model 1a

 

Model 2b

 

OR (95% CI)

P-value

OR (95% CI)

P-value

OR (95% CI)

P-value

OR (95% CI)

P-value

ADL limitations

        

No

1.00 (reference)

 

1.00 (reference)

 

1.00 (reference)

 

1.00 (reference)

 

Yes

1.07 (0.88, 1.31)

0.490

0.86 (0.69, 1.07)

0.184

0.82 (0.68, 0.99)

0.041

0.65 (0.53, 0.80)

<0.001

  1. Note: ADL= Activities of daily living; CI= Confidence interval; OR= odds ratio
  2. a Model 1 was unadjusted;
  3. b Model 2 was adjusted for region, age, education, marriage status, BMI, household income, self-rated health, and chronic health conditions;
  4. Statistically significant p < 0.05 values are indicated in bold
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BMC Geriatrics

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