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Table 5 Comparisons of activities of daily living in patients with and without AD and fracture treated with surgery

From: Decreased activity of daily living produced by the combination of Alzheimer’s disease and lower limb fracture in elderly requiring nursing care

Disease

Number (proportion of women, %)

Age (years; mean ± SD)

Activities of daily living (age- and sex-adjusted score; mean ± SD)

Bed mobility

Transfer and locomotion

Cognitive function (orientation)

Cognitive function (communication)

Cognitive function (mental activity)

Eating (dysphagia)

Eating (feeding)

Toilet use

Bathing

(−)

3495 (64)

82.0 ± 9.61

3.77 ± 1.30

2.43 ± 0.89

3.93 ± 1.18

3.84 ± 1.24

3.86 ± 1.24

4.28 ± 1.12

4.35 ± 1.06

3.77 ± 1.24

3.11 ± 0.83

AD

440 (81)

84.9 ± 7.09

3.86 ± 1.34

2.48 ± 0.90

2.77 ± 1.17

2.88 ± 1.26

2.85 ± 1.24

4.12 ± 1.11

4.15 ± 1.07

3.51 ± 1.26

3.06 ± 0.84

Fracture

354 (88)

87.2 ± 7.63

3.69 ± 1.35

2.27 ± 0.92

3.89 ± 1.19

3.79 ± 1.28

3.85 ± 1.24

4.34 ± 1.13

4.42 ± 1.07

3.75 ± 1.26

3.02 ± 0.85

Combination

51 (94)

88.5 ± 5.93

3.01 ± 1.34

2.05 ± 0.91

2.74 ± 1.18

2.65 ± 1.26

2.78 ± 1.24

3.63 ± 1.12

3.60 ± 1.06

3.05 ± 1.25

2.81 ± 0.84

Main effect of AD

   

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***

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Main effect of fracture

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*

**

*

*

Interaction

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**

***

*

 
  1. Two-way ANCOVA with age and sex as covariants was used in the analysis of the difference in ADL score, * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001. The sex and age distributions among the four groups were recognized to be significantly different (both p < 0.001) by χ 2 test and one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA), respectively