A simple scoring algorithm based on intrinsic capacity for functional ability in community-dwelling older adults in Taiwan

Table 2 Univariate analyses of various characteristics in association with abnormality of BADL, IADL and frailty worse in older adults

		BADL disability	p value	IADL disability	p value	Frailty worse	p value
		n (%)		n (%)		n (%)
Total		138 (12.0)		241 (20.9)		189 (16.4)
Age (years)
	60–69	28 (20.3)	< 0.001	92 (38.2)	0.737	69 (36.5)	0.329
	70–79	47 (34.1)		112 (46.5)		93 (49.2)
	80+	63 (45.7)		37 (15.4)		27 (14.3)
Sex
	Male	54 (39.1)	0.030	109 (45.2)	0.338	91 (48.1)	1.000
	Female	84 (60.9)		132 (54.8)		98 (51.9)
Live alone
	Yes	15 (10.9)	1.000	18 (7.5)	0.082	22 (11.6)	0.767
	No	123 (89.1)		223 (92.5)		167 (88.4)
Educational status
	Uneducated	21 (15.2)	< 0.001	21 (8.7)	0.742	17 (9.0)	0.917
	Primary School	59 (42.8)		71 (29.5)		63 (33.3)
	Junior High School	20 (14.5)		36 (14.9)		28 (14.8)
	Senior High School or above	38 (27.5)		113 (46.9)		81 (42.9)
Financial independence
	Yes	65 (47.1)	< 0.001	148 (61.4)	1.000	122 (64.6)	0.354
	No	73 (52.9)		93 (38.6)		67 (35.4)
Impairment in IC domain
	Cognition	34 (24.6)	0.764	93 (38.6)	< 0.001	79 (41.8)	< 0.001
	Locomotion	37 (26.8)	0.923	153 (63.5)	< 0.001	155 (82.0)	< 0.001
	Vitality	18 (13.0)	0.251	80 (33.2)	< 0.001	76 (40.2)	< 0.001
	Vision	62 (44.9)	1.000	137 (56.8)	< 0.001	108 (57.1)	< 0.001
	Hearing	27 (19.6)	0.995	75 (31.1)	< 0.001	72 (38.1)	< 0.001
	Psychological	23 (16.7)	1.000	82 (34.0)	< 0.001	78 (41.3)	< 0.001
	Medication	10 (7.2)	1.000	47 (19.5)	< 0.001	40 (21.2)	< 0.001

IC: Intrinsic Capacity; BADL: basic activity of daily living (disability: <100); IADL: instrumental activity of daily living (disability < 8); Frailty worse: Clinical Frailty Scale > 3)

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