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Table 4 Association between ADL limitations and physical examination stratified by region

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

Urban (n = 4043)

Rural (n = 4315)

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

0.71 (0.58, 0.87)

0.001

0.59 (0.47, 0.74)

<0.001

1.17 (0.97, 1.40)

0.104

0.88 (0.71, 1.08)

0.208

  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 gender, 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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