Prevalence and Trends of Basic Activities of Daily Living Limitations in Middle-Aged and Older Adults in the United States
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Participants
2.2. Measures
2.3. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Variable | Overall (n = 30,418) |
---|---|
Age (years) | 63.4 ± 11.1 |
Age Category (n (%)) | |
Middle-Aged Adult | 17,971 (59.1) |
Older Adult | 12,447 (40.9) |
Sex (n (%)) | |
Male | 13,143 (43.2) |
Female | 17,275 (56.8) |
Race and Ethnicity (n (%)) | |
Hispanic | 4220 (13.9) |
Non-Hispanic Black | 5983 (19.7) |
Non-Hispanic Other | 1238 (4.0) |
Non-Hispanic White | 18,977 (62.4) |
Variables | Weighted Frequency (N) | Weighted Prevalence (%) | 95% Confidence Interval |
---|---|---|---|
2006 Wave | |||
Walk Across a Small Room | 5,683,145 | 7.3 | 6.9, 7.7 |
Dressing | 7,840,499 | 10.0 | 9.5, 10.5 |
Bathe | 5,611,356 | 7.2 | 6.8, 7.6 |
Eating | 2,870,635 | 3.7 | 3.4, 4.0 |
Transfer In-and-Out of Bed | 5,501,113 | 7.0 | 6.6, 7.5 |
Use a Toilet | 4,967,597 | 6.4 | 6.0, 6.8 |
2008 Wave | |||
Walk Across a Small Room | 5,592,619 | 7.6 | 7.1, 8.0 |
Dressing | 7,336,284 | 9.9 | 9.4, 10.4 |
Bathe | 5,493,672 | 7.4 | 7.0, 7.9 |
Eating | 2,613,724 | 3.5 | 3.2, 3.8 |
Transfer In-and-Out of Bed | 4,785,320 | 6.5 | 6.0, 6.9 |
Use a Toilet | 4,366,736 | 5.9 | 5.5, 6.3 |
2010 Wave | |||
Walk Across a Small Room | 6,599,985 | 6.9 | 6.5, 7.3 |
Dressing | 9,747,259 | 10.2 | 9.7, 10.7 |
Bathe | 6,768,974 | 7.1 | 6.7, 7.5 |
Eating | 3,393,671 | 3.6 | 3.3, 3.8 |
Transfer In-and-Out of Bed | 6,342,415 | 6.7 | 6.2, 7.1 |
Use a Toilet | 5,697,595 | 6.0 | 5.6, 6.4 |
2012 Wave | |||
Walk Across a Small Room | 6,187,300 | 6.7 | 6.3, 7.1 |
Dressing | 8,612,716 | 9.4 | 8.9, 9.9 |
Bathe | 6,711,410 | 7.3 | 6.9, 7.7 |
Eating | 3,263,672 | 3.6 | 3.3, 3.9 |
Transfer In-and-Out of Bed | 6,076,062 | 6.6 | 6.2, 7.0 |
Use a Toilet | 5,231,482 | 5.7 | 5.3, 6.1 |
2014 Wave | |||
Walk Across a Small Room | 6,190,929 | 7.1 | 6.6, 7.5 |
Dressing | 8,963,844 | 10.2 | 9.7, 10.8 |
Bathe | 6,479,045 | 7.4 | 7.0, 7.8 |
Eating | 3,361,605 | 3.8 | 3.5, 4.2 |
Transfer In-and-Out of Bed | 5,718,824 | 6.5 | 6.1, 7.0 |
Use a Toilet | 5,331,681 | 6.1 | 5.7, 6.5 |
2016 Wave | |||
Walk Across a Small Room | 7,173,058 | 6.6 | 6.1, 7.0 |
Dressing | 10,609,679 | 9.7 | 9.2, 10.2 |
Bathe | 7,267,658 | 6.6 | 6.2, 7.1 |
Eating | 3,613,224 | 3.3 | 3.0, 3.6 |
Transfer In-and-Out of Bed | 6,739,294 | 6.2 | 5.8, 6.6 |
Use a Toilet | 5,643,761 | 5.2 | 4.8, 5.5 |
2018 Wave | |||
Walk Across a Small Room | 7,448,618 | 7.1 | 6.6, 7.6 |
Dressing | 9,805,120 | 9.4 | 8.8, 9.9 |
Bathe | 7,239,780 | 6.9 | 6.4, 7.4 |
Eating | 3,589,205 | 3.4 | 3.1, 3.8 |
Transfer In-and-Out of Bed | 7,216,450 | 6.9 | 6.4, 7.4 |
Use a Toilet | 5,640,388 | 5.4 | 5.0, 5.8 |
Variables | Weighted Frequency (N) | Weighted Prevalence (%) | 95% Confidence Interval |
---|---|---|---|
2006 Wave | 13,974,905 | 17.8 | 17.2, 18.5 |
2008 Wave | 12,946,466 | 17.4 | 16.8, 18.1 |
2010 Wave | 16,366,128 | 17.1 | 16.5, 17.7 |
2012 Wave | 15,077,479 | 16.4 | 15.8, 17.0 |
2014 Wave | 15,214,239 | 17.3 | 16.7, 18.0 |
2016 Wave | 17,553,261 | 16.0 | 15.4, 16.7 |
2018 Wave | 17,314,873 | 16.5 | 15.8, 17.2 |
Variables | Weighted Frequency (N) | Weighted Prevalence (%) | 95% Confidence Interval |
---|---|---|---|
Middle-Aged Adults | |||
2006 Wave | 5,149,354 | 12.5 | 11.6, 13.5 |
2008 Wave | 4,082,145 | 11.5 | 10.6, 12.5 |
2010 Wave | 7,056,005 | 13.0 | 12.1, 13.8 |
2012 Wave | 5,757,825 | 11.9 | 11.0, 12.8 |
2014 Wave | 5,247,019 | 12.6 | 11.6, 13.6 |
2016 Wave | 7,455,259 | 12.4 | 11.5, 13.3 |
2018 Wave | 6,606,898 | 12.7 | 11.7, 13.8 |
Older Adults | |||
2006 Wave | 8,825,551 | 23.7 | 22.8, 24.5 |
2008 Wave | 8,864,321 | 22.8 | 21.9, 23.7 |
2010 Wave | 9,310,123 | 22.6 | 21.7, 23.5 |
2012 Wave | 9,319,654 | 21.3 | 20.5, 22.2 |
2014 Wave | 9,967,220 | 21.6 | 20.7, 22.5 |
2016 Wave | 10,098,002 | 20.4 | 19.4, 21.3 |
2018 Wave | 10,707,975 | 20.2 | 19.2, 21.2 |
Variables | Weighted Frequency (N) | Weighted Prevalence (%) | 95% Confidence Interval |
---|---|---|---|
Females | |||
2006 Wave | 8,815,354 | 20.6 | 19.7, 21.4 |
2008 Wave | 8,087,936 | 19.9 | 19.0, 20.8 |
2010 Wave | 9,766,090 | 18.8 | 18.0, 19.7 |
2012 Wave | 9,066,297 | 18.2 | 17.3, 19.0 |
2014 Wave | 9,171,478 | 19.2 | 18.3, 20.1 |
2016 Wave | 10,380,680 | 17.7 | 16.8, 18.6 |
2018 Wave | 10,304,947 | 18.3 | 17.3, 19.3 |
Males | |||
2006 Wave | 5,159,551 | 14.5 | 13.6, 15.5 |
2008 Wave | 4,858,530 | 14.5 | 13.5, 15.5 |
2010 Wave | 6,600,038 | 15.1 | 14.2, 16.0 |
2012 Wave | 6,011,182 | 14.3 | 13.4, 15.2 |
2014 Wave | 6,042,761 | 15.1 | 14.1, 16.0 |
2016 Wave | 7,172,581 | 14.1 | 13.1, 15.0 |
2018 Wave | 7,009,926 | 14.4 | 13.4, 15.5 |
Variables | Weighted Frequency (N) | Weighted Prevalence (%) | 95% Confidence Interval |
---|---|---|---|
Hispanic | |||
2006 Wave | 1,297,182 | 22.2 | 19.8, 24.6 |
2008 Wave | 1,296,863 | 22.8 | 20.4, 25.2 |
2010 Wave | 1,963,894 | 25.1 | 22.7, 27.5 |
2012 Wave | 1,873,650 | 23.9 | 21.5, 26.3 |
2014 Wave | 1,907,366 | 24.8 | 22.3, 27.3 |
2016 Wave | 2,420,158 | 22.0 | 19.8, 24.2 |
2018 Wave | 2,505,630 | 23.2 | 20.8, 25.7 |
Non-Hispanic Black | |||
2006 Wave | 1,978,255 | 27.3 | 25.2, 29.5 |
2008 Wave | 1,581,411 | 23.0 | 21.0, 25.0 |
2010 Wave | 2,442,499 | 25.3 | 23.5, 27.2 |
2012 Wave | 2,250,392 | 24.5 | 22.5, 26.4 |
2014 Wave | 2,233,141 | 25.3 | 23.2, 27.3 |
2016 Wave | 2,714,225 | 23.6 | 21.7, 25.4 |
2018 Wave | 2,695,928 | 24.4 | 22.4, 26.5 |
Non-Hispanic Other | |||
2006 Wave | 385,993 | 18.3 | 13.9, 22.7 |
2008 Wave | 381,606 | 19.4 | 14.6, 24.2 |
2010 Wave | 643,229 | 19.9 | 15.9, 24.0 |
2012 Wave | 564,850 | 17.6 | 13.7, 21.5 |
2014 Wave | 594,089 | 19.1 | 15.1, 23.2 |
2016 Wave | 895,401 | 15.5 | 12.6, 18.5 |
2018 Wave | 988,893 | 18.1 | 14.4, 21.7 |
Non-Hispanic White | |||
2006 Wave | 10,313,475 | 16.3 | 15.6, 17.0 |
2008 Wave | 9,686,586 | 16.2 | 15.5, 17.0 |
2010 Wave | 11,316,506 | 15.1 | 14.4, 15.8 |
2012 Wave | 10,388,587 | 14.5 | 13.8, 15.2 |
2014 Wave | 10,479,643 | 15.4 | 14.6, 16.1 |
2016 Wave | 11,523,477 | 14.2 | 13.4, 14.9 |
2018 Wave | 11,124,422 | 14.3 | 13.5, 15.2 |
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Heimbuch, H.; Rhee, Y.; Douglas, M.; Juhl, K.; Knoll, K.; Stastny, S.; McGrath, R. Prevalence and Trends of Basic Activities of Daily Living Limitations in Middle-Aged and Older Adults in the United States. Epidemiologia 2023, 4, 483-491. https://doi.org/10.3390/epidemiologia4040040
Heimbuch H, Rhee Y, Douglas M, Juhl K, Knoll K, Stastny S, McGrath R. Prevalence and Trends of Basic Activities of Daily Living Limitations in Middle-Aged and Older Adults in the United States. Epidemiologia. 2023; 4(4):483-491. https://doi.org/10.3390/epidemiologia4040040
Chicago/Turabian StyleHeimbuch, Halli, Yeong Rhee, Marty Douglas, Kirsten Juhl, Kelly Knoll, Sherri Stastny, and Ryan McGrath. 2023. "Prevalence and Trends of Basic Activities of Daily Living Limitations in Middle-Aged and Older Adults in the United States" Epidemiologia 4, no. 4: 483-491. https://doi.org/10.3390/epidemiologia4040040
APA StyleHeimbuch, H., Rhee, Y., Douglas, M., Juhl, K., Knoll, K., Stastny, S., & McGrath, R. (2023). Prevalence and Trends of Basic Activities of Daily Living Limitations in Middle-Aged and Older Adults in the United States. Epidemiologia, 4(4), 483-491. https://doi.org/10.3390/epidemiologia4040040