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Table 2 Percentage of ADL, IADL, and impairments and their adjusted odds ratio for older adults by background characteristics in India

From: Socio-economic inequality in functional disability and impairments with focus on instrumental activity of daily living: a study on older adults in India

Variable

ADL

IADL

Impairments

%

AOR (95% CI)

%

AOR (95% CI)

%

AOR (95% CI)

Age (years)

*

 

*

 

*

 

 60–69@

3.4

 

47.4

 

65.6

 

 70–79

9.6

2.33*(1.90,2.86)

66.5

1.85*(1.66,2.07)

81.0

1.86*(1.63,2.11)

 80+

25.7

6.42*(5.10,8.08)

85.5

5.08*(4.16,6.21)

90.8

3.5*(2.73,4.48)

Sex

*

   

*

 

 Men@

5.8

 

56.3

 

70.7

 

 Women

9.0

1.02(0.83,1.27)

57.2

0.57*(0.51,0.65)

74.2

1.03(0.90,1.18)

Educational status

*

 

*

 

*

 

 None @

9.2

 

69.7

 

75.4

 

 Below 5 years

7.6

1.00(0.80,1.27)

51.2

0.57*(0.50,0.65)

77.0

1.06(0.92,1.24)

 6 to 10 years

4.5

0.98(0.74,1.29)

40.5

0.44*(0.38,0.5)

62.0

0.79*(0.68,0.92)

 11+ years

3.9

1.48(0.95,2.31)

26.3

0.21*(0.16,0.26)

72.5

1.18(0.93,1.5)

Marital status

*

 

*

 

*

 

 Not in union@

10.9

 

63.0

 

77.4

 

 Currently in union

5.3

1.01(0.81,1.24)

52.7

0.81*(0.72,0.91)

69.4

0.86*(0.75,0.98)

Living arrangement

*

 

*

 

*

 

 Alone@

3.4

 

36.4

 

66.5

 

 With spouse

3.6

1.50(0.87,2.57)

48.2

2.79*(2.17,3.59)

62.8

0.78(0.60,1.02)

 With children

8.4

2.40*(1.51,3.83)

60.0

4.13*(3.30,5.18)

74.4

0.91(0.72,1.16)

 Others

10.1

2.65*(1.57,4.46)

60.4

3.98*(3.04,5.2)

80.5

0.97(0.72,1.30)

Working status

*

 

*

 

*

 

 No@

10.4

 

63.3

 

76.2

 

 Yes

1.1

0.16*(0.10,0.26)

43.3

0.47*(0.41,0.53)

67.3

0.85*(0.74,0.97)

 Retired

2.6

0.41*(0.26,0.63)

43.4

0.81*(0.67,0.97)

58.9

0.83(0.68,1.01)

Having children

*

   

*

 

 Yes@

7.7

 

57.0

 

72.7

 

 No

3.8

0.83(0.50,1.37)

52.0

1.03(0.80,1.32)

69.8

0.86(0.66,1.12)

Self-rated health

*

 

*

 

*

 

 Good@

2.6

 

47.5

 

59.4

 

 Poor

11.4

2.95*(2.37,3.67)

64.3

1.74*(1.57,1.92)

83.2

2.36*(2.11,2.63)

Chronic diseases

*

 

*

 

*

 

 No@

3.1

 

53.9

 

54.1

 

 Yes

9.9

2.7*(2.13,3.43)

58.4

1.15*(1.04,1.27)

82.6

2.95*(2.65,3.3)

Substance use

    

*

 

 No@

7.6

 

56.2

 

67.9

 

 Yes

7.3

0.92(0.76,1.12)

57.8

0.92(0.83,1.03)

81.2

1.65*(1.45,1.87)

Wealth quintile

  

*

 

*

 

 Poorest@

7.9

 

67.6

 

76.5

 

 Poorer

7.4

0.96(0.73,1.26)

59.2

0.88(0.75,1.03)

70.6

0.9(0.76,1.08)

 Middle

8.2

0.87(0.65,1.17)

55.3

0.85(0.72,1.01)

70.0

0.86(0.71,1.04)

 Richer

6.7

0.67*(0.48,0.92)

51.4

0.74*(0.61,0.89)

69.1

0.98(0.80,1.21)

 Richest

7.1

0.72(0.51,1.03)

45.0

0.72*(0.58,0.88)

77.2

1.20(0.94,1.51)

Religion

*

 

*

 

*

 

 Hindu@

7.3

 

57.4

 

71.6

 

 Muslim

11.7

1.41*(1.03,1.94)

58.1

1.51*(1.23,1.84)

79.1

0.91(0.72,1.14)

 Sikh

6.1

1.24(0.79,1.93)

61.3

1.06(0.84,1.34)

71.1

0.78*(0.60,1.00)

 Others

6.4

0.85(0.54,1.35)

32.1

0.85(0.66,1.09)

83.8

1.25(0.93,1.69)

Caste

*

 

*

   

 Scheduled Caste

8.0

1.08(0.85,1.38)

62.9

1.06(0.93,1.22)

74.2

0.92(0.78,1.07)

 Scheduled Tribe

5.5

0.86(0.53,1.38)

63.4

0.95(0.75,1.2)

74.4

0.8(0.61,1.04)

 Other Backward Class

7.6

1.05(0.83,1.34)

53.4

1.06(0.93,1.21)

65.7

0.83*(0.72,0.96)

 Others@

7.4

 

55.7

 

78.2

 

Place of residence

*

 

*

 

*

 

 Rural@

7.7

 

59.6

 

74.1

 

 Urban

6.8

1.00(0.83,1.21)

48.7

0.85*(0.77,0.95)

68.1

1.06(0.94,1.19)

State

*

 

*

 

*

 

 Himachal Pradesh@

7.8

 

60.2

 

67.9

 

 Punjab

5.8

0.52*(0.35,0.79)

60.6

1.05(0.85,1.31)

73.3

1.02(0.81,1.28)

 West Bengal

11.2

1.19(0.86,1.64)

69.3

1.74*(1.44,2.11)

88.0

2.51*(1.98,3.17)

 Orissa

8.5

1.34(0.96,1.87)

71.1

2.21*(1.83,2.67)

82.9

2.62*(2.11,3.24)

 Maharashtra

3.9

0.49*(0.33,0.71)

49.3

0.77*(0.65,0.93)

72.9

1.14(0.94,1.38)

 Kerala

9.7

0.91(0.64,1.28)

34.5

0.35*(0.29,0.43)

82.2

1.38*(1.1,1.72)

 Tamil Nadu

6.0

1.31(0.91,1.89)

53.3

1.25*(1.02,1.52)

44.0

0.51*(0.42,0.63)

Total

7.5

 

56.8

 

72.6

 
  1. *p < 0.05; @Reference category; ADL Activities of daily living, IADL Instrumental activities of daily living, AOR Adjusted odds ratio, CI confidence interval; The analysis was adjusted for all the socio-demographic and economic correlates